Ethiopian Orthodox Calendar. Ethiopian calendar the ethiopian orthodox tewahedo church uses the gregorian calendar and saint yared’s cataloging of seasons to venerate different feasts of the year. Yä'ityoṗṗya zëmän aḳoṭaṭär) is the principal calendar used in ethiopia and also serves as the liturgical year for christians in ethiopia and eritrea belonging to the orthodox.
The ethiopian calendar, or ge’ez calendar, is based on the older alexandrian or coptic calendar and is the principal calendar used in ethiopia. The extra 5 days are placed at the.