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🇪🇹 Ethiopian New Year in Ethiopia

Name: Ethiopian New Year in Ethiopia
Start: 2027-09-11
Location: Ethiopia

Also known as: Enkutatash

Ethiopian New Year celebration

Date in Ethiopia September 11

Public 🏛️ Pre-colonial Last observed 2026

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Marks the end of the rainy season and beginning of the Ethiopian New Year. The name 'Enkutatash' means 'gift of jewels', referring to the Queen of Sheba's return to Ethiopia.

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1897 Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia captures Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, ending the Kaffa kingdom. · Ethiopia

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