New Year Holiday Ethiopia

Ethiopian new year is on friday 11 september 2020.

New year holiday ethiopia. Prophet muhammad s birthday milad un nabi is on thursday 29 october 2020. Meskel is on sunday 27 september 2020. The holiday is named enkutatash meaning a gift of jewels because it is thought that the queen of sheba returned to ethiopia on this day some 3 000 years ago with a gift of jewels from king solomon of israel.

Ethiopian new year enkutatash ethiopian new year usually falls on september 11th but occurs on the 12th in years before the gregorian leap year. List of public and national holidays in ethiopia for the year 2019. Derg downfall day public holiday.

This public holiday in ethiopia is celebrated on september 11th unless it is a leap year in the ethiopian calendar in which case it is celebrated on 12 september 12th. Known in amharic the official language of ethiopia as enkutatash this holiday marks 1 meskerem the first day in the ethiopian calendar. Freedom day public holiday.

Ethiopian new year public holiday. Ethiopian holidays in september include enkutatash ethiopian new year and meskel one of the most important religious festivals in the country.