ETHIOPAN CALANDER

Ethiopian Calendar (2018-2020)

 Its a new year, new hopes and dreams. We have a plan always to do something regardless of the unexpected things that arise like 2020 there was COVID. I wrote this article to wish you all the Best as you Have reached this day regardless of all things that happen. Let’s celebrate and be thankful for life.

There are countries with their own calendar in case you don’t know - 2021 is -different in other countries-

 

Iran - 1399

Unlike many countries, whose calendars are based entirely upon religious tradition, Iran’s calendar has more to do with astronomy. The Persian calendar, or the Solar Hijri calendar, is Iran’s official calendar, and it was created by a group of astronomers. The calendar measures time based on Earth’s movement around the sun, and unlike the Gregorian calendar, it is dictated by astronomical observations. Because the Solar Hijri calendar is tied to astronomical seasons, it’s actually more accurate than the Gregorian calendar. This year Iran will ring in the year 1,398, and it will be joined by Afghanistan, which abides by the same system.

 

Israel Calendar -5,780 Oct-5781 Oct

The Hebrew calendar begins from the new moon on October 7, 3761 BC, making this the year of 5,780. Although the Gregorian calendar is also used in Israel, all Hebrew holidays, birthdays, and days of memory are officially celebrated according to the Hebrew calendar, with each month starting on the new moon. If you thought being in the second decade of the 2000s felt surreal, how about living in the sixth millennium?

 

Ethiopia Calendar - 2013 sept -2014 sept

Ethiopia is independent country not colonized but Italy tried to colonize for short period. Therefore Ethiopia has its own calendar, alphabet and numbers. Ethiopia’s year is based on the ancient Coptic calendar, which calculates the birth of Christ to be seven years later than the Gregorian calendar. The Ethiopian calendar also has 12 equal days of months 30 days and  13 months to a year the last month has 5 and leap year 6 days , and each day starts at sunrise rather than midnight. Years will be given names of the four gospels Year of Mathew ,Mark ,Luke and John .

 

North Korea -  111 

The Gregorian calendar begins at what is believed to be the date of Jesus Christ’s birth, but North Korea’s concept of time begins at the birth of its own godlike figure — Kim Il-Sung. Its calendar, known as the Juche calendar, begins in 1912, making the coming year in North Korea 110. The calendar is named after North Korea’s Juche ideology — a system of thought developed by Kim Il-Sung himself — which maintains the importance of self-reliance and a strong national leader. Adopting this unique calendar is one of many ways North Korea asserts its independence from the rest of the world.

 

Thailand calendar - 2564

Thailand’s calendar is based the Buddhist lunar calendar, which begins from the moment Buddha achieved nirvana, this new year in Thailand will be 2,564. Figuring out the date of the Buddhist calendar is pretty easy; all you have to do is add 543 to the Western calendar year. In addition to Thailand, this calendar is also used by Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.

 

 

Japan - Reiwa 3

Although most people in Japan use, or at least are familiar with, the Western calendar (seireki), the traditional calendar is used for official documents. A conversion chart is provided below.

 

The traditional Japanese calendar is based on the reign period of the emperor. Each time a different emperor begins to rule, a new counting of the years begins and the period acquires a new name.

2019 - Present ~ Reiwa Era

1989 - 2019 ~ Heisei Era

1926 - 1989 ~ Showa Era

1912 - 1926 ~ Taisho Era

In 1873, the Gregorian calendar was introduced to Japan. While the Christian way of numbering years is commonly used in Japan today, a parallel numbering system for years based on the reigns of emperors is also frequently applied (see year converter above).

 

The year 2000, for example, which happened to be the 12th year of the reign of the emperor, whose posthumous name is Heisei, is called "Heisei 12".

 

Before 1873, lunar calendars, which were originally imported from China, were used in Japan for many centuries. The lunar calendars were based on the cycle of the moon, resulting in years of twelve months of 29 or 30 days (the moon takes about 29 1/2 days to circle the earth), and an occasional 13th month to even out the discrepancy to the solar cycle of 365 1/4 days, i.e. the discrepancy to the seasons.

Reference ,Thanks to article by  https://matadornetwork.com/read/countries-different-new-year/

Eben Diskin

Saudi Arabia -1443

Like many Islamic countries, Saudi Arabia has a dual calendar system, using the standard Gregorian calendar as well as the Islamic calendar, and providing two dates for many events. . One of the most unique things about the Saudi Arabian New Year is that it falls on a different day each year. 2019 came in September, whereas 2020 on August 21.  When will 2021  start?