Happy New Years Eritrea and Ethiopia

From Africa's Heartbeat Tue Sep 10 2013, 19:41:33

Oh let the celebrations begin! Eritrean and Ethiopian New Years is one of the biggest celebrated festivities in both in the Horn of Africa and the diaspora. The Eritrean and Ethiopian calendar is derived from that of ancient Egypt, but is unique to both these countries. The seven- to eight-year gap between the East African [...]

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