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 ...

In Ethiopia, the birth year of Jesus Christ is recognized as seven or eight years later than the Gregorian, or “Western” calendar, which was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.

Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas bears few of the hallmarks of the Christmas many celebrated with Santa and presents 13 days earlier, which observes the birth of Jesus Christ based on the Gregorian ...

Addis Ababa, April 17, 2025 (ENA) --- The Christian faithful across Ethiopia have marked today the Holy Thursday to commemorate Jesus' act of humility and the significance of the Last Supper.

Many of the prophecies, like those in Isaiah, were written centuries before the birth of Jesus. Cumulatively, they predict the conditions of His birth, meek and lowly; the location of His birth ...

Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox church members on Wednesday celebrated the Demera, the eve of the discovery of the cross on which Jesus Christ is believed to have been crucified. Celebrations began in ...

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 ...