The liturgical year remembers the life of Christ, honors St. Mary and the saints, and gives seasons for repentance.
Major feasts
Genna / Lidet
The Nativity of our Lord.
Tahsas 29 (28 after an Ethiopian leap year)Timkat
The Baptism of Christ.
Tir 11Hosanna
Christ’s entry into Jerusalem.
Sunday before FasikaSiklet
The Passion and Crucifixion.
Friday before FasikaFasika
The Resurrection of Christ.
Moveable feastFilseta
The Assumption of St. Mary.
Nehase 16Meskel
The Finding of the True Cross.
Meskerem 17Kidane Mehret
St. Mary’s Covenant of Mercy.
Yekatit 16Seasons of fasting
Prayer, repentance, and self-denial accompany the fasts. These include Great Lent, Nineveh, the Apostles’ Fast, the Nativity Fast, and the Fast of the Assumption. Ask your spiritual father for personal guidance.
Following the calendar
The Ethiopian calendar has twelve 30-day months and a short thirteenth month. Gregorian dates can shift with leap years.
Summarized from EthiopianOrthodox.org. Speak with the clergy for guidance in parish life.