ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent years. Ethiopians ...
Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic and Protestant churches. They celebrate Christmas with special traditions.
Most of the world has entered the final stretch of 2025. But there is one country still living in the year 2017. This is not an error in calendars. This is the unique rhythm of time in Ethiopia.
When Band Aid recorded a single to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia, the supergroup famously sang: "Do they know it's Christmas time at all?" The discovery confirms that Christianity "arrived ...