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Holidays and observances this community keeps, in both calendars.

January 2027

Genna — Ethiopian Christmas
In 83 days
January 7, 2027Tahsas 29, 2019 E.C.
Follows forty-three days of fasting.
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Timkat — Epiphany
In 95 days
January 19, 2027Tir 11, 2019 E.C.
Processions and blessing of the water.

March 2027

Eid al-Fitr
In 144 days
March 9, 2027Yekatit 30, 2019 E.C.
The end of Ramadan.
The date is settled by observation and may shift by a day.

May 2027

Fasika — Ethiopian Easter
In 198 days
May 2, 2027Miyazya 24, 2019 E.C.
After fifty-five days of fasting, when catering changes shape entirely.
Mother's Day
In 205 days
May 9, 2027Ginbot 1, 2019 E.C.
Kept here as it is in the United States.

June 2027

Father's Day
In 247 days
June 20, 2027Sene 13, 2019 E.C.
Kept here as it is in the United States.

September 2027

Enkutatash — Ethiopian New Year
In 331 days
September 12, 2027Meskerem 1, 2020 E.C.
The largest gathering of the year here.
Meskel
In 347 days
September 28, 2027Meskerem 17, 2020 E.C.
The Finding of the True Cross, marked with a bonfire.

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Dates come from published Ethiopian and Hijri calendars. Nothing here is a substitute for what your church or mosque announces.