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Holidays Around the WorldAll Countries • All Holidays • Major Religions • Multi-CulturalEthiopia HolidaysOrthodox Christians Celebrate Orthodox Easter Monday
Orthodox Easter Monday: April 16Orthodox Easter Monday is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world. Easter Monday is the second day of Bright Week for Orthodox Christians, and it follows immediately after Easter Sunday. It is also the first day of the Pentecostarian, the 50 days after Easter that end with the day of Pentecost. Ethiopian Patriots’ Victory Day
Ethiopian Patriots’ Victory Day: April 6Ethiopian Patriots’ Victory Day is celebrated as a public holiday in Ethiopia Patriots’ Victory Day is being commemorated by Ethiopia every April 6th to give respects to the Ethiopian patriots who fought for the independence of their country’s capital, Addis Ababa on 1941. Ethiopia Celebrates Victory of Adowa
Victory of Adowa: March 2Victory of Adowa is a public holiday in Ethiopia Ethiopia celebrates the Victory of Adowa, also known as Battle of Adwa (Adowa or Adua in Italian), every 1st of March every year. The Battle of Adowa that sparked between Ethiopia and Italy on March 1, 1896. The Victory of Adwa marks this event as a celebration for national unity and progress and sends a real message to the European countries that not all African countries are “for the taking” by ambitious European countries. Coptic Epiphany Observed by Coptic Orthodox Christians
Orthodox Epiphany Date: January 19Coptic Epiphany is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world. Epiphany is one of the seven major feasts of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The epiphany signifies the appearance or manifestation of God to man through Jesus Christ. For Orthodox churches it is the celebration of the baptism of Jesus; for Western Christians it is the Feast of the Magi. Orthodox New Year Celebrated by Orthodox Christians
Orthodox New Year: January 14Orthodox New Year is a religious observance for Orthodox Christians all over the world. Orthodox New Year is also known as Old New Year. The New Year falls on January 1 on the old Julian calendar, corresponding to January 14 on the modern Gregorian calendar, and it will remain as such until 2100. Orthodox Christians follow the Julian calendar that was the effective calendar before the appearance of the Gregorian calendar edited by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. Next Page » |
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