The Ethiopian new year starts on Meskerem 1, which matches September 11 in the Gregorian calendar. Eshetu Getachew, the CEO of Rotate Ethiopia Tours And Travel, told CNN: "We are unique.

Today, Ethiopia is home to over 130 million people, making it the second most populous country in Africa after Nigeria. While Ethiopia’s calendar remains different, the country operates on the ...

The Roman Church changed its calculation in the 5th century, but the Ethiopian Orthodox Church kept the earlier date of 7 BC. This has kept Ethiopia's calendar different for centuries.

In the Ethiopian calendar, a year does not have 12 months, but 13, and the main difference is that the extra month is shorter than the others, since each month has 30 days and the extra, called ...