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
፩10/12
Lideta
፪11/12
፫12/12
Ba’ata
፬13/12
፭14/12
Abune Gebre Menfes Kidus (Abo)
፮15/12
Iyesus
፯16/12
Selassie
፰17/12
፱18/12
፲19/12
፲፩20/12
፲፪21/12
Saint Michael the Archangel
፲፫22/12
፲፬23/12
፲፭24/12
፲፮25/12
Kidane Mihret
፲፯26/12
፲፰27/12
፲፱28/12
Saint Gabriel the Archangel
፳29/12
፳፩30/12
Saint Mary
፳፪31/12
፳፫1/1
Saint George
፳፬2/1
Abune Tekle Haymanot
፳፭3/1
፳፮4/1
፳፯5/1
Medhane Alem
፳፰6/1
Amanuel
፳፱7/1
GennaBaale Wold
፴8/1
Tap a day to see its feasts and fasts.
ታኅሣሥ ፲፭ ቀን ፳፻፳፩ ዓ.ም.
Tahsas 15, 2021 E.C. · Sunday, 24 December 2028
No special commemoration is listed for this day.
Fasting day · Fast of the Prophets (Advent)
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 |