The huge country with its own 13-month calendar that's only just rung in 2017
While the rest of the world has been living in 2024 for the last 11 months, this African country only recently welcomed 2017.
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Ethiopia: The country where a year lasts 13 months
Not only that - the Ethiopian calendar is also seven years and eight months behind the Western calendar, making Saturday the start of 2014. This is because it calculates the birth year of Jesus ...
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The huge country with its own 13-month calendar that's only just rung in 2017
This is because Ethiopia follows the Ge'ez calendar, which is seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar used by most countries. The Ge'ez calendar has 13 months. It includes 12 months of ...