Unlike the globally recognised 25 December, Ethiopians celebrate Christmas, or Genna/Ganna as it is locally called, on 7 ...

Ethiopia's Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas while praying for peace amidst ongoing conflicts. Celebrated following the Julian calendar, the event calls for reconciliation amid ethnic strife and ...

Ethiopia’s Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christmas with prayers for peace in the Horn of Africa nation that has faced ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, ...

Ethiopia, one of the only countries that use the ‘Ge ... This is due to the fact that Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church uses ...

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s Orthodox ... Ethiopians follow the Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and Protestant churches.

Today, approximately a third of Orthodox Christians worldwide are marking Christmas Eve, as they observe the holiday on January 7, according to the Julian calendar. This includes nations and regions ...

For much of the Western world, Christmas is celebrated on December 25, according to the Gregorian calendar. However, Orthodox ...

Draped in white attire, people attended prayers and midnight mass, following the Julian calendar. Despite recent earthquakes, which have displaced many, Ethiopians celebrated with family feasts ...

and Ethiopia, celebrate the Nativity or birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Other Christians who follow the old Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar, also celebrate the Nativity ...

There are more than 200 million members of the Orthodox Church worldwide, spanning Eastern Europe, Egypt, and Ethiopia ... which follows the Julian Calendar, traditionally celebrates Christmas ...