Celebrating the Ethiopian New Year by attending household ceremonies with his Ethiopian colleagues and friends, Jiao said "it feels as if I am seven years younger than being in China or anywhere else in the world." The east African nation uses a unique calendar, which counts its year seven years behind the Gregorian calendar. While marking the arrival of the Ethiopian New Year, or Enkutatash in Amharic language, on Tuesday, the country is presently welcoming 2011. It makes me feel as if I am seven years younger than my friends and family in China." New Year celebration is also known for bringing almost all Ethiopians in diaspora from the rest of the world in a bid to celebrate the unique Ethiopian New Year with family and relatives.

Source: Ethiopian News September 10, 2018 18:33 UTC