Ethiopian New Year
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Ethiopian New Year, known as Enkutatash, is a traditional holiday in Ethiopia that marks the beginning of the new year in the Ethiopian calendar, typically celebrated on September 11 (or 12 in a leap year) with religious services, family gatherings, and cultural festivities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Year (Enkutatash) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural festival
ⓘ
public holiday ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
end of the rainy season in Ethiopia
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start of spring-like season in Ethiopian highlands ⓘ |
| calendarRelation | falls about 7–8 years behind Gregorian calendar ⓘ |
| celebratedIn |
Eritrea
NERFINISHED
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Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | renewal and hope ⓘ |
| duration | 1 day main celebration ⓘ |
| etymology | Enkutatash means “gift of jewels” in Amharic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Ethiopian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| food |
doro wat
ⓘ
injera ⓘ traditional Ethiopian dishes ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| greeting | “Melkam Addis Amet” ⓘ |
| greetingLanguage | Amharic ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Enkutatash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enkutatash (Enkutatash) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthiopianDate | 1 Mäskäräm ⓘ |
| hasName | Enkutatash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
children going house to house singing
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church attendance ⓘ exchanging gifts ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ festive meals ⓘ singing traditional songs ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| leapYearGregorianDate | September 12 ⓘ |
| linkedTo | legend of Queen of Sheba’s return to Ethiopia ⓘ |
| marks | beginning of the Ethiopian year ⓘ |
| music | traditional Ethiopian music ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Ethiopian Orthodox Christians
NERFINISHED
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many Ethiopians of other faiths ⓘ |
| preparation |
buying new clothes
ⓘ
cleaning homes ⓘ |
| publicHolidayStatus | national holiday in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| religiousServices | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church services ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | yellow Meskel flowers ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | begins at sunrise ⓘ |
| typicalGregorianDate | September 11 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ethiopian Evangelical churches
this entity surface form:
New Year (Enkutatash)