Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "It’s an extremely inspiring, festive, heart-warming, and hopeful time of the year in Ethiopia," says Susie Geda, the owner of ...

Traditional New Year's Flowers in Ethiopia. Credit: Tewodros Kassa / Wikimedia Commons What concerns us here is that Ge’ez is also used in the liturgical celebrations of several churches in the region ...

Did you know there’s a place where the calendar works differently from the rest of the world? While most of the world uses the Gregorian calendar, Ethiopia sticks to the Ethiopian calendar, an ancient ...

Ethiopia's rich and varied landscapes—ranging from ancient castles to arid deserts and home to rare wildlife—defy the common stereotypes of famine and drought. This vibrant nation, often overlooked as ...

What if we told you that you are currently in 2017 and not 2024? I’m sure you’d be excited because that scrapes at least 7 years off your life. The Ethiopian New Year, Enkutatash, is an elaborate ...

Ethiopia is a land of ancient traditions and unique cultural identities, including its own calendar system. The Ethiopian calendar, based on the Coptic calendar, comprises 13 months—12 of which have ...

The beginning of a new year is a time where people reflect on the past and look forward to what's next. In the African countries of Ethiopia and Eritrea, the New Year's celebration is called ...