we started yesterday 13th month of the Year
You might have heard of the proverb describing Ethiopia as the 13 Months of Sunshine. 13 months! How is that possible?
This is simply because Ethiopia follows its own calendar, influenced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The Ethiopian Calendar is different and earlier by seven to eight years from the Gregorian calendar. The Ethiopian New Year is also celebrated at a day lying several months before the Gregorian calendar New Year. I will discuss about this in detail further on in this article.
The Ethiopian calendar consists of 12 months of 30 days each and a 13th month of 5 days or 6 days in a leap year (every four years). The Ethiopian calendar year is eight years behind the Gregorian calendar year from January 1 up to September 10 or 11 and seven years behind for the remaining of the Gregorian calendar year.
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Happy eid, Kelo. You are most welcome, my dear good friend. Extend my regards to your family and friends.
ya you are right dara, there is not doubt about Ethiopian beauty...... not only her land we r also :) :) :) but one of the unique thing is that it has 13 month in one year, i dn't have any info about any other county that have more that 12 months in a year...... that is why i told so, anyway thanks for comment dara!!
Happy Eid Kelo! Whether thirteen months or twelve, Ethiopia is a great country. Thanks for sharing.