Addis Ababa — A renowned Ethiopian born U.S scholar, Prof. Ephraim Isaac said that the Ethiopian calendar is unique in that it belongs neither to the Julian, nor to the Gregorian calendars. He ...

END OF THE WORLD fears have resurged after online users wildly claimed the Julian calendar, which was used until the 1500s, would place Earth in the year 2012, not 2020, potentially meaning the ...

The food they were cooking is for Tuesday, which, thanks to the Coptic Church’s use of the Julian calendar, is Ethiopian Christmas. There were two major twists on the meal they were preparing: For one ...

It’s still 2016 in Ethiopia due to its unique 13-month Julian calendar. Its residents use the calendar alongside the western calendar.

According to the Julian calendar, the famous battle was fought - and won - on Yekatit 23, 1888. ... Ethiopia: Calendars Revisited. 27 February 2004. Addis Tribune (Addis Ababa) ...

As stated above, Ethiopia uses a calendar which was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and enforced a year later – hence the name Julian calendar. The Julian calendar uses a solar year with a ...

Ethiopia works on the old Julian calendar and by their reckoning we're still a few days off the year 2000. "Our months are more regular than yours," says Merid, my guide, as we gaze up at the ...

Ethiopia will celebrate its millennium this month - seven years after the rest of the world. But following a different calendar is one of many ways in which this country is unique, writes Bob Maddams.

The Ethiopian calendar is a solar calendar with 12 months (30 days each) plus an additional 13th month (Pagumē) with five or six days in leap years. It also has 365 days in a month. However, it's ...