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Harar Calendar, Family Names and
schedule
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS OF
HARAR
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MONTH |
Day |
Name |
ALTERNATIVE NAME |
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1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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10 |
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11 |
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12 |
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1 |
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10 |
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15-30 |
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12 |
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3RD FRIDAY |
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27 |
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15 |
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30 |
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Entire Month |
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17 |
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27 |
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2-7 |
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1 |
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8 |
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9 |
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9 |
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10 |
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HAJIS AMET |
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ASHURA (WERSHATO) |
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SEFER FATAH |
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AHATAGN MEWLUD (REBE'UL'AWAL) |
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KO'OTAGN MEWLUD (REBE'UL SAANI) |
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SHE'ESHTAGN MEWLUD (JUMADUL AWAL) |
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HARATAGN MEWLUD (JEMADUL SAANI) |
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RA'GAA SOMEN |
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HAYWAN HAY |
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SUUTI WAHRI |
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RAMADHAN |
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BEDRI |
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KHATIMUT |
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SHUWAAL |
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EID AL ADHA |
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SHUWAAL EID |
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AYAMUL KERIB |
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ZUL KIIDDA |
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MECCA ARAFA (ZUL HIJJA) |
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ARAFFA |
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MUHARAM ASHURA |
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SEFER |
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NEBI MEWLUD |
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JUMADUL BERKHADLEY |
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MI'RAJ |
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ABOREDENA HAMDI |
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SOUMEN |
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COURTESY OF HARAR MUSEUM
(ZE'ABDULMUHEYMEN ABDULNASIR)
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Harar family names and nick names |
A
Aba Gidir
Aba Hqa
Aba-Did
Abob
Abogn
Aboker
Abulkhes
Addish
Afendi
Agges
Ala-Set
Allam
Amano
Amari
Aniyo
Aaqil
Areb
Awtad
B
Bahar
Baharun
Bakerina
Baraso
Bare
Barkhedle
Baro
Bashi
Bashir
Bito
Bomba
Bonda
Bor
Bori
Buba
Bukur
Bukush
Bulale
Bule
Buluqa
Burhana
C
Chambe
D
Dadefi
Daremo
Dazo
Dini
Dirir
Duaale
Duldul
Durar
Dusama
E
Eli
F
Fandish
Faqi
Farah
Fasih
Feiruz
Fudi Gele
G
Gadid
Gaj
Garada
Gatto
Gatur
Gidaya
Giridle
Gole
Golo
Gonis
Gunale
Guracho
Gutu
H
Hachiro
Hamdogn
Hamo
Hangula
Harshi For
Hash
Haay
I
Ibramo
Imam
Ishete
J
Jan
Jidawi
K
Kabir
Kalef
Karabu
Kenawaq
Khatib
Khaya
Kherab
Kheyro
Kibo
Kilo
Kule
Kura
Kurtu
Kuta
L
Lam Hangur
Lazim
Leylimar
Liban
Limai
Luuluudin ( Lolo)
M
Malaq Yousuf
Maleye
Mancheror
Marda
Maru
Mawi
Mawlud
Mogno
Mudir
Muqdush
Murjan
Muz
N
Nachih Afar
Nageyo
Nasroy
Nazaro
Nurea
O
Ougaz
Omar Ziad
Q
Qala
Qalo
Qamus
Qanani
Qanta
Qarshi
Qawe
Qoram
Qumash
Qurabe Limai
R
Rahas
Rais
Rauuf
Roba
Ruta Bun
S
Sabri
Sai
Salman
Samod
Sarkal
Sawakin
Shadir
Shami
Shano
Sharo
Shekh
Sherif
Shill
Shirwaa
Shumburo
Sid
Sidisto
Sigido
Silki
Sinne
Sirre
Subhan
Sukar
Surur
T
Tabalali
Taj
Tankur
Tartu
Telha
Tey
Tili Qehri
Tinna
Tirra
Ture
W
Waber
Wanag
Waqo
Waramaka
Warfaa
Wargar
Wazir
Widato
Y
Yere
Yfate
Z
Zahid
Zakamari
Zeidi
Zikeh
Zimalkagn
Calendar
The Ethiopian calendar is much more similar to the Egyptian
Coptic calendar having a year of 13 months, 365 days and 366
days in a leap year (every fourth year) and it is much
influenced by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, which
follows its ancient calendar rules and beliefs. The Ethiopian
calendar is always seven years and eight months behind the
Gregorian (Western) and Eastern Orthodox Church calendars during
September and December and eight years and four months behind
during January and August. Therefore, the Ethiopians will
celebrate the new millennium on September 1, 2000 Ethiopian
calendar (September 12, 2007 Gregorian calendar).
Pope Gregory XIII reformed the Julian calendar due to the
fact that Easter was drifting away from its springtime origins
and so lost its relation with the Jewish Passover. Since 1582,
the Gregorian (Western) calendar has become the religious,
cultural and civil calendar for most of the world. Because of
the ideological differences, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church did not accept the Gregorian
calendar and continued to use the Julian calendar with lunar
tables for calculating Easter, together with other religious and
cultural holidays.
The date of Christmas in the Ethiopian calendar always falls
on December 29, but this date is January 7 in the Gregorian
calendar i.e. 13 days after the Roman Catholic and Protestant
Churches have celebrated their Christmas. However, the date of
Easter in the Eastern, Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Churches' calendars falls 7 days after the Jewish Passover which
date determines the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches'
Easter.
Although the Julian, Gregorian, Coptic and Ethiopian
calendars have the same number of days in a year, (365 days and
366 days in a leap year), the counting systems giving the number
of days in each month, and number of months in a year, of the
Julian and Gregorian calendars differ from the Ethiopian and
Egyptian Coptic calendars. The Ethiopian and Coptic calendars
consist of 13 months where the first 12 months have 30 days
each, and the Last (thirteenth) month has 5 days (6 days in a
leap year). The Gregorian calendar consists of 12 months with
January, March, May, July, August, October and December having
31 days, April, June, September and November, 30 days and
February having 28 days (29 days in a leap year).
The Ethiopian New Year falls on September 11 (September 12 in
the leap year) in the Gregorian calendar but it is September 1
in the Ethiopian calendar. In Ethiopia the first month of the
year is September and the last (thirteenth) month of the year is
Pagumiene, which comes after August. Each month has 30 days
(from September to August) and the thirteenth month, Pagumiene,
has 5 days (6 days in a leap year). For more information, visit
www.ethiopic.com/calendar/ethiopic.cgi.
Ethiopian time is 3 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
and is equally divided into day and night, each consisting of 12
hours from sunrise to sunset and vice-versa.
| Ethiopian Month |
Gregorian Month |
Gregorian Equivalent
Dates |
| Meskerem (month 1) |
September (month 9) |
September 11 - October 10
(begins September 12, during leap years) |
| Tikimt (month 2) |
October (month 10) |
October 11 - November 9 |
| Hidar (month 3) |
November (month 11) |
November 10 - December 9 |
| Tahsas (month 4) |
December (month 12) |
December 10 - January 8 |
| Tir (month 5) |
January (month 1) |
January 9 - February 7 |
| Yakatit (month 6) |
Febuary (month 2) |
February 8 - March 9 |
| Magabit (month 7) |
March (month 3) |
March 10 - April 8 |
| Miyazya (month 8) |
April (month 4) |
April 9 - May 8 |
| Ginbot (month 9) |
May (month 5) |
May 9 - June 7 |
| Sene (month 10) |
June (month 6) |
June 8 - July 7 |
| Hamle (month 11) |
July (month 7) |
July 8 - August 6 |
| Nehasa (month 12) |
August (month 8) |
August 7 - September 5 |
| Pagumiene (month 13) |
September 6 -
September 10 (ends September 11, during leap years) |
| Christian Holidays |
Ethiopian Calendar |
Gregorian Calendar |
| Enkutatash (New Year) |
September 1 |
September 11 (September 12 in the
leap year) |
| Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) |
September 17 |
September 27 |
| Debra Damo (Feast of Saint Aregawi) |
October 14 |
October 24 |
| Aksum Mariam Tsion (Feast of Saint
Marry of Zion) |
November 21 |
November 30 |
| Kulibi (Feast of Saint Gabriel) |
December 19 |
December 28 |
| Ledet (Christmas) |
December 29 |
January 7 |
| Timket (Epiphany) |
January 11 |
January 19 |
| Good Friday |
March/April |
March/April |
| Fasika (Easter) |
March/April |
March/April |
| Jewish Holidays |
Jewish Calendar |
Ethiopian/Gregorian Calendar |
| Rosh Hashana |
Month 1 (Tishri) |
September/October |
| Yom Kippur |
Month 1 (Tishri) |
September/October |
| Sukkot |
Month 1 (Tishri) |
September/October |
| Simkhat Torah |
Month 1 (Tishri) |
September/October |
| Hanukah |
Month 3 (Kislev) |
November/December |
| Tu B'Shevat |
Month 5 (Shevat) |
January/February |
| Purim |
Month 6 (Adar) |
February/March |
| Pesach (Passover) |
Month 7 (Nisan) |
March/April |
| Shavuot |
Month 9 (Sivan) |
May/June |
| Islamic Holidays |
Islamic Calendar |
| Muharram (New Year) |
Month 1 (Muharrram) |
| Milad-an-Nabi (birthday of Mohammed) |
Month 3 (Rabi' al-Awwal) |
| Lailt-ul-Isra (the night of
ascension) |
Month 7 (Rajab) |
| Lailat-Ul-Bara'ah (the night of
forgiveness) |
Month 8 (Sha'ban) |
| Ramadan (month of fasting) |
Month 9 (Ramadan) |
| Eid-ul-Fitr (end of Ramadan) |
Month 10 (Shawwal) |
The Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) and
Eid-ul-Adha (end of the Hajj pilgrimage) |
Month 12 (Dhu al-Hijjah) |
| Public Holidays |
Ethiopian Calendar |
Gregorian calendar |
| Victory of Adwa |
February 23 |
March 2 |
| Patriots Victory Day |
March 28 |
April 6 |
| Labour Day |
April 23 |
May 1 |
| Downfall of the Dergue |
May 20 |
May 28 |
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