Calendar
The church calendar
The Ethiopian Church keeps its own calendar of thirteen months — twelve of thirty days and a short thirteenth, Pagume. Feasts and fasts are calculated for every year, including those that move with Easter.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
፩11/11
Lideta
፪12/11
፫13/11
Ba’ata
፬14/11
፭15/11
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus (Abo)
፮16/11
Iyesus
፯17/11
Selassie
፰18/11
፱19/11
፲20/11
፲፩21/11
፲፪22/11
Saint Michael the Archangel
፲፫23/11
፲፬24/11
፲፭25/11
፲፮26/11
Kidane Mihret
፲፯27/11
፲፰28/11
፲፱29/11
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
፳30/11
፳፩1/12
Hidar TsionSaint Mary
፳፪2/12
፳፫3/12
Saint George
፳፬4/12
Abune Tekle Haymanot
፳፭5/12
፳፮6/12
፳፯7/12
Medhane Alem
፳፰8/12
Amanuel
፳፱9/12
Baale Wold
፴10/12
Tap a day to see its feasts and fasts.
ኅዳር ፲፩ ቀን ፳፻፳ ዓ.ም.
Hidar 11, 2020 E.C. · Sunday, 21 November 2027
No special commemoration is listed for this day.
Not a fasting day
Feast
Fasting period
Today
Wednesdays and Fridays are also fast days, except in the fifty days after Easter.
The thirteen months
Twelve months of thirty days, then Pagume of five days — six in a leap year. The year begins in September.
| Month | Begins | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. መስከረም Meskerem | 11 Sep 2026 | 30 days |
| 2. ጥቅምት Tikimt | 11 Oct 2026 | 30 days |
| 3. ኅዳር Hidar | 10 Nov 2026 | 30 days |
| 4. ታኅሣሥ Tahsas | 10 Dec 2026 | 30 days |
| 5. ጥር Tir | 9 Jan 2027 | 30 days |
| 6. የካቲት Yekatit | 8 Feb 2027 | 30 days |
| 7. መጋቢት Megabit | 10 Mar 2027 | 30 days |
| 8. ሚያዝያ Miyazya | 9 Apr 2027 | 30 days |
| 9. ግንቦት Ginbot | 9 May 2027 | 30 days |
| 10. ሰኔ Sene | 8 Jun 2027 | 30 days |
| 11. ሐምሌ Hamle | 8 Jul 2027 | 30 days |
| 12. ነሐሴ Nehase | 7 Aug 2027 | 30 days |
| 13. ጳጉሜን Pagume | 6 Sep 2027 | 6 days |