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family would be en-
pian highland landscape is gaged in singing and dancing
Ethiopian New Year,
covered in green vegetation under the moon light. This is
Enkutatash in Amharic lan-
with bright golden yellow done in each household.
guage, ,, , is celebrated on 1st of
flowers, called Adey Abeba.
Maskaram in the Ethiopian cal- On New Year’s Day itself,
This flower is symbolic of the
, or livestock of either
a sheep, goat, cow
during a leap year),
and chicken would
unlike the Gregorian calen-
be prepared for
dar, which is widely used in
the special Holiday
the western world today. In
endar (September 11th
meals, which take
Ethiopia, the Julian calen-
12th
place early in the
dar, is seven years and
eight months behind the morning as food
western calendar, making plays a major
this year 2014 in Ethiopia. part in the cele-
Therefore, unlike many bration of Enkuta-
tash. The typical
countries in the world,
Ethiopian holiday
Ethiopia has its own calendar
New Year with a bright sun-
with 13 months, and each of the dishes enjoyed for Enkutatash,
shine, representing new hope,
12 months has 30 days, while include Doro Wot, Spicy chicken
and culminating weeks of
the 13th month called Pagume stew with egg, served with In-
preparations for the festivities
has five days, which becomes jeraflat Ethiopian bread, Dulet, a
of the New Year, and prepara-
six days in each leap year. combination of minced
tion for back to school for
meat,Yebeg Wot, Lamb stew,
Enkutatash also comes at children. and Defo Dabo, home-made
the end of the three months of The Festivities to cele- holiday bread wrapped and
rainy season,and mark the brate Ethiopian New Year be- baked in banana leaves.
change of season into Spring,

during which the Ethio- wooden torches known as Throughout the day of
chibo,which is used in the festivities, the extended family
gins with the lighting of

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