Ethiopian

The Ethiopian calendar is widely similar to the Coptic calendar in the general structure, however the epoch of the Ethiopian calendar preceded the Coptic calendar by almost 300 years. The names of the time periods of the time are different i.e. months and days. The Ethiopian calendar is still widely used in eastern Africa, it is the official calendar of Ethiopia, and a cultural calendar in Eritrea. The picture below shows the celebration of the Ethiopain Millennium on September 11, 2007 in Addis Ababa.