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2026
PastSeptember
Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)Bonfires (Demera) for the finding of the Cross by Empress Helena; UNESCO intangible heritage. The Coptic Feast of the Cross falls on the same day.Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, computedDetails →Enkutatash and Nayrouz (Ethiopian and Coptic New Year)Meskerem 1 (Thout 1): the Ethiopian year 2019 and the Coptic year of the Martyrs 1743 begin.Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, computedDetails →
PastAugust
PastJuly
PastApril
Fasika (Ethiopian, Eritrean and Coptic Easter)Easter in the Oriental Orthodox churches of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt, on the same day as Orthodox Pascha.Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, computedDetails →Great Lent (Coptic and Ethiopian, Abiy Tsom)The 55-day fast of the Coptic and Ethiopian churches, ending at Easter.Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, computedDetails →
PastFebruary
PastJanuary
Timkat (Ethiopian Epiphany)The baptism of Jesus: processions carrying the tabot to water, above all in Gondar and Addis Ababa. The Coptic Theophany falls on the same day.Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, computedDetails →Genna (Ethiopian and Eritrean Christmas)Christmas in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo churches (Tahsas 29, or 28 in a leap year), also Coptic Christmas in Egypt.Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, computedDetails →Armenian Christmas and TheophanyThe Armenian Apostolic Church keeps the birth and baptism of Jesus together on January 6 (January 19 in Jerusalem).Armenian Church (Eastern Diocese of America), computedDetails →
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| Sep 27Sun6 weeks ago | Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)Bonfires (Demera) for the finding of the Cross by Empress Helena; UNESCO intangible heritage. The Coptic Feast of the Cross falls on the same day. · Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | annual | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchComputed (rule) |
| Sep 11Fri2 months ago | Enkutatash and Nayrouz (Ethiopian and Coptic New Year)Meskerem 1 (Thout 1): the Ethiopian year 2019 and the Coptic year of the Martyrs 1743 begin. · Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | annual | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchComputed (rule) |
| PastAugust | |||
| Aug 16Sun2 months ago | Assumption and Blessing of the Grapes (Armenian)The Armenian feast of the Assumption, the Sunday nearest August 15, when the first grapes are blessed. · Armenian Church (Eastern Diocese of America) | annual | Armenian Church (Eastern Diocese of America)Computed (rule) |
| PastJuly | |||
| Jul 12Sun4 months ago | Vardavar (Armenian Transfiguration)The Armenian feast of the Transfiguration, fourteen weeks after Easter, when people splash each other with water. · Armenian Church (Eastern Diocese of America) | annual | Armenian Church (Eastern Diocese of America)Computed (rule) |
| PastApril | |||
| Apr 12Sun7 months ago | Fasika (Ethiopian, Eritrean and Coptic Easter)Easter in the Oriental Orthodox churches of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt, on the same day as Orthodox Pascha. · Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | annual | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchComputed (rule) |
| Feb 16Mon7 months ago | Great Lent (Coptic and Ethiopian, Abiy Tsom)The 55-day fast of the Coptic and Ethiopian churches, ending at Easter.to Apr 11 · Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | annual | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchComputed (rule) |
| PastFebruary | |||
| Feb 2Mon9 months ago | Fast of Nineveh (Coptic and Ethiopian)Three days of fasting for the repentance of Nineveh, two weeks before Great Lent.to Feb 4 · Coptic Orthodox Church Network | annual | Coptic Orthodox Church NetworkComputed (rule) |
| PastJanuary | |||
| Jan 19Mon9 months ago | Timkat (Ethiopian Epiphany)The baptism of Jesus: processions carrying the tabot to water, above all in Gondar and Addis Ababa. The Coptic Theophany falls on the same day. · Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | annual | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchComputed (rule) |
| Jan 7Wed10 months ago | Genna (Ethiopian and Eritrean Christmas)Christmas in the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo churches (Tahsas 29, or 28 in a leap year), also Coptic Christmas in Egypt. · Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church | annual | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchComputed (rule) |
| Jan 6Tue10 months ago | Armenian Christmas and TheophanyThe Armenian Apostolic Church keeps the birth and baptism of Jesus together on January 6 (January 19 in Jerusalem). · Armenian Church (Eastern Diocese of America) | annual | Armenian Church (Eastern Diocese of America)Computed (rule) |