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.

Tap a day to see its feasts and fasts.

ሚያዝያ ፳፱ ቀን ፳፻፳ ዓ.ም.

Miyazya 29, 2020 E.C. · Sunday, 7 May 2028

  • Baale Wold — Feast of the Son

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.

MonthBeginsLength
1. መስከረም Meskerem 11 Sep 202630 days
2. ጥቅምት Tikimt 11 Oct 202630 days
3. ኅዳር Hidar 10 Nov 202630 days
4. ታኅሣሥ Tahsas 10 Dec 202630 days
5. ጥር Tir 9 Jan 202730 days
6. የካቲት Yekatit 8 Feb 202730 days
7. መጋቢት Megabit 10 Mar 202730 days
8. ሚያዝያ Miyazya 9 Apr 202730 days
9. ግንቦት Ginbot 9 May 202730 days
10. ሰኔ Sene 8 Jun 202730 days
11. ሐምሌ Hamle 8 Jul 202730 days
12. ነሐሴ Nehase 7 Aug 202730 days
13. ጳጉሜን Pagume 6 Sep 20276 days