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
፩9/2
Lideta
፪10/2
፫11/2
Ba’ata
፬12/2
፭13/2
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus (Abo)
፮14/2
Iyesus
፯15/2
Selassie
፰16/2
፱17/2
፲18/2
፲፩19/2
፲፪20/2
Saint Michael the Archangel
፲፫21/2
Great Lent
፲፬22/2
፲፭23/2
፲፮24/2
Kidane Mihret
፲፯25/2
፲፰26/2
፲፱27/2
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
፳28/2
፳፩29/2
Saint Mary
፳፪1/3
፳፫2/3
Saint George
፳፬3/3
Abune Tekle Haymanot
፳፭4/3
፳፮5/3
፳፯6/3
Medhane Alem
፳፰7/3
Amanuel
፳፱8/3
Baale Wold
፴9/3
Tap a day to see its feasts and fasts.
የካቲት ፲፮ ቀን ፳፻፳ ዓ.ም.
Yekatit 16, 2020 E.C. · Thursday, 24 February 2028
- Kidane Mihret — Covenant of Mercy
Fasting day · Great Lent — Abiy Tsom
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 |