Advert 10Well, there are a couple of things, starting with the fact that they have 13 months on their calendar. So, the people of Ethiopia – officially at least – only celebrated the turn of the millennium on September 11 2007. Advert 10It also means that whilst the country has many public holidays that would be recognisable to others around the world, they are often celebrated on different days because of this different calendar. They have no need to rhymes and memory tricks to work out how many days are in each month, either. Advert 10The Roman Catholic Church amended the calendar in 525AD, but Ethiopia didn't.

Source: Ethiopian News December 31, 2021 14:31 UTC