People Are Only Realising Ethiopia Is 8 Years Behind And Uses A Different Calendar
-
Loading... - Solomon Ocran
- 09 Aug 2022
- 82 Views
- 0 Like
- 0 Comment
Even though we are living on the same planet, according to the Ethiopian calendar, Africa’s oldest independent country is currently living in 2014.
Even though we are living on the same planet, according to the Ethiopian calendar, Africa’s oldest independent country is currently living in 2014.
Yes, as strange as it sounds, Ethiopians have been living a different year than us all this time.
As per the BBC, the reason why a year in Ethiopia lasts 13 months is that “it calculates the birth year of Jesus Christ differently.”
Therefore, The Ethiopian New Year falls on September 11 or September 12 during a leap year. Read More...
