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
፩7/8
Lideta
፪8/8
፫9/8
Ba’ata
፬10/8
፭11/8
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus (Abo)
፮12/8
Iyesus
፯13/8
Selassie
፰14/8
፱15/8
፲16/8
፲፩17/8
፲፪18/8
Saint Michael the Archangel
፲፫19/8
Debre Tabor
፲፬20/8
፲፭21/8
፲፮22/8
FilsetaKidane Mihret
፲፯23/8
፲፰24/8
፲፱25/8
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
፳26/8
፳፩27/8
Saint Mary
፳፪28/8
፳፫29/8
Saint George
፳፬30/8
Abune Tekle Haymanot
፳፭31/8
፳፮1/9
፳፯2/9
Medhane Alem
፳፰3/9
Amanuel
፳፱4/9
Baale Wold
፴5/9
Tap a day to see its feasts and fasts.
ነሐሴ ፳፱ ቀን ፳፻፳ ዓ.ም.
Nehase 29, 2020 E.C. · Monday, 4 September 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.
| 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 |