As Iranians celebrate the Persian New Year, explore the fascinating calendars still used around the world—shaped by sun, moon ...

Unlike most nations, Ethiopia follows the Ge’ez calendar, which is seven to eight years behind the widely used Gregorian calendar. The difference comes from an alternate calculation of the birth ...

Unlike the Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Indian, Chinese, and Julian calendars, which all have 12 months in a year, the Ethiopian calendar has 13. The Ethiopian calendar, also known as the Ge'ez ...

Ethiopians follow the ancient Julian calendar, and like many other Orthodox Christians they celebrate Christmas on 7 January (or according to the Ge'ez Ethiopian calendar, the 29th day of Tahsas).