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 ...
While the rest of the world has been living in 2024 for the last 11 months, this African country only recently welcomed 2017.
The Ge'ez calendar has 13 months. It includes 12 months of 30 days each and an extra month called Pagumē with 5 or 6 days, depending on the year. The Ethiopian new year starts on Meskerem 1 ...