Ethiopians celebrate their new year, Enkutatash: Party like it’s 2018

Amensisa IfaBBC Africa , Addis Ababa

Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images A crowd, including a woman in a traditional white shawl who plays a huge painted drum, sing New Year songs at Entoto St Raguel Church in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia - Thursday 11 September 2025.Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images

Ethiopia is celebrating the start of its new year – 2018. The country has its own unique calendar, meaning it is seven years behind the Western calendar.

Amensisa Ifa/BBC A woman holding a bunch of long sticks buys yellow flowers from a flower seller in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Wednesday 10 September 2025Amensisa Ifa/BBC

These yellow…

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