Ethiopia is called the land of thirteen Months of Sunshine.

Ethiopia is called the land of thirteen Months of Sunshine.

• It follows the thirteenth-month Coptic calendar, instead of the twelve month Gregorian (Western)calendar used in most parts of the world. Twelve months each consist of thirty days and the other five days of the year make up the thirteenth month. The sixth day occurs in a leap year
• Ethiopia is seven years and eight months behind the Gregorian calendar. 
•  The New year beings on September11.
• The year 2013 is 2005 in the Ethiopian calendar.
• The Ethiopian Millennium was celebrated on12th September (leap year)2007 i.e.1st’meskerem; 2000- Amet meheret;- (The year of Mercy.)