እንቁጣጣሽ
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እንቁጣጣሽ is the Amharic name for Enkutatash, the Ethiopian and Eritrean New Year festival celebrated in September with religious ceremonies, family gatherings, and cultural festivities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year festival
ⓘ
cultural festival ⓘ religious holiday ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianDate |
September 11
ⓘ
September 12 ⓘ |
| associatedWithChurch |
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPilgrimageSite | Raguel Church on Entoto in Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| celebratedOn | Meskerem 1 ⓘ |
| country |
Eritrea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
marks the beginning of the Ethiopian year
ⓘ
marks the end of the rainy season in Ethiopia ⓘ time of renewal and thanksgiving ⓘ |
| etymology | name Enkutatash often interpreted as "gift of jewels" ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Ethiopian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasAmharicName | እንቁጣጣሽ ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Enkutatash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Amharic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDance | eskista ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalDrink |
tej
ⓘ
tella ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalFood |
doro wat
ⓘ
injera ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalMusic | Ethiopian traditional songs ⓘ |
| mainActivities |
children going house to house
ⓘ
church services ⓘ cultural festivities ⓘ exchanging gifts ⓘ family gatherings ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ sharing festive meals ⓘ singing traditional songs ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Eritrean diaspora communities
ⓘ
Eritreans NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian diaspora communities NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicHolidayIn |
Eritrea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Ethiopian calendar New Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| season | end of rainy season ⓘ |
| symbol |
greenery and fresh grass
ⓘ
yellow Meskel flowers ⓘ |
| timeZoneContext | Ethiopian calendar is about 7–8 years behind Gregorian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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