Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Happy New Millennium, Ethiopia!

September 11 will be marked by a huge celebration this year—in Ethiopia at least. At the stroke of midnight, Ethiopia will enter into its "new millennium." Following the Ethiopian Orthodox Church's calendar, which is between seven and right years behind the Gregorian calendar due to an arcane dispute with the Roman Catholic Church*, Ethiopia will welcome the first day of the third millennium on September 12. So what's in store for Ethiopia's teeming masses? A year-long period of celebration that will include a procession and parade, sporting activities, exhibitions, galas and parties, and a whole lot of singing and dancing. Many of the festivities will take place in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, according to What's up Addis! and Ethiopia 2000.
UPDATE:
However... Refugees: Ethiopia killing civilians in separatist crackdown.

1 comment:

MT said...

Does the book remainders industry know about this? I can't even imagine how cheaply they must get their calendars.