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What to know about the country where the year is 13 months long
In Ethiopia, time truly feels like it stands still in a fascinating way. This beautiful East African country follows its own unique calendar, which has 13 months in a year. While most of the world ...
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The huge country with its own 13-month calendar that's only just rung in 2017
This is because Ethiopia follows the Ge'ez calendar, which is seven to eight years behind the Gregorian calendar used by most countries. The Ge'ez calendar has 13 months. It includes 12 months of ...
One of the oldest countries that's 8 years behind the rest of the world
The country celebrates the New Year on September 11 (or September 12 in a leap year), and Christmas falls on January 7.