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Ethiopia is one of the few countries that uses a calendar that is different from the conventional calendar that most countries are used to.
African specialist Victor Kgomoeswana explains how it happened that Ethiopians have their own calendar that is different from the one used by most countries in the world, the Gregorian calendar.
According to the Ethiopian calendar, a year has 13 months compared to the 12 months everyone is used to, says Kgomoeswana.
He says that the Ethiopian calendar is between 7 and 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar.
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In Ethiopia today you will be in November 2010 …
Victor Kgomoeswana, specialist in Africa
Ethiopians are very educated and very educated, so they have and will explain everything that they are 8 years behind everyone in the first 9 months of the year and in the last quarter of the year there are approximately 7 years and a few months ago. .
Victor Kgomoeswana, specialist in Africa
The reason why their calendar is different is that Ethiopians try to match their year with the stars, according to astronomy.
Victor Kgomoeswana, specialist in Africa
To learn more about the Ethiopian calendar and how it works, listen below:
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