ENKUAN ADERESEN !!!
Ethiopia has its own calendar, the Ethiopian Calendar, which is based on the older Coptic calendar in the Julian calendar format. It is the principal calendar used in Ethiopia. It also serves as the liturgical calendar for the Christians in Ethiopia.
Like the Coptic calendar, the Ethiopian calendar has twelve months of 30 days each plus five or six epagomenal days, which comprise a thirteenth month. The Ethiopian months begin on the same days as those of the Coptic calendar, but their names are in Ge'ez. The sixth epagomenal day is added every four years without exception on August 29 of the Julian calendar, six months before the Julian leap day.
On the New Year’s Eve, torches of dry leaves and wood bundled in the form of tall and tick sticks are also set on fire in front of houses as the young and old sing. Early in the morning everybody goes to church wearing traditional Ethiopian clothing. After church, there is a family meal of ‘Injera’ (flat bread) and ‘Wat’ (stew). The girls go from house to house singing New Year songs for money and the boys sell pictures about New Year that they have drawn. In the evening, families go to visit their friends and drink ‘Tella’, the Ethiopian traditional beer. While the elders discuss their hopes for the New Year, the children go and spend the money they have earned.
'Enkutatash' or 'Addis Amet' is the word for the Ethiopian new year in Amharic, the major working language in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian new year occurs on September 11 in the Gregorian Calendar , except for the leap years, when it occurs on September 12.
As we used to do since old times, now also it is time again to renew our covenant of living in harmony. Our country, Ethiopia, is cradle of human kind and a country of various nations, nationalities and peoples. We have been living in unity and harmony since old times and now as we gear up to celebrate and embrace the new Ethiopian year 2003, we hope to see more blessing and bright future full of good opportunities to our fellow Ethiopians.
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| Happy Ethiopian New year 2003! |
May the New Year 2003 be the year of abundance, prosperity, peace and above all love and unity!!!
In addition to these, I hope also that the forthcoming new year to be a year of success in our activities, plans, dreams, and all our good intentions!
ENKUTATASH ENKUAN DEHNA METASH FOR ALL OF US!!!
MELKAM ADDIS AMET!
May God Bless our Mama Land, Ethiopia!
May God Bless Africa!
May God Bless the World!!!
It is called "Enimneshnesh" not "Enifneshnesh"
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