Complete liturgical calendar for the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church for 2019 E.C. (ዘመነ ሉቃስ — 2026/2027 G.C.). Explore exact dates for Great Lent (ዐቢይ ጾም), Nineveh, Fasika (ፋሲካ), the Metonic computus, and the 7 canonical fasts.
Movable Orthodox Fasts, Feasts & Astronomical Church Computus for 2019 E.C. (2026–2027 G.C.)
ዛሬ መስከረም ፲፮ ቀን ፪ሺ፲፱ ዓ.ም. (Meskerem 16, 2019 E.C.) — መስቀል ደመራ
Today is the Eve of Meskel Demera. Tomorrow, Meskerem 17 (Sept 27, 2026), is the Feast of the Finding of the True Cross.
Fast of Nineveh (ጾመ ነነዌ)
የነነዌ ሰዎች ንስሐ መግባታቸውን የሚያስታውስ የሦስት ቀን ጾም ነው።
Great Lent / Hudade (ዐቢይ ጾም)
ከፋሲካ በፊት የሚጾም የ55 ቀናት የጾም ወቅት ነው።
Mount of Olives (ደብረ ዘይት)
ኢየሱስ በደብረ ዘይት ተራራ ያስተማረውን ትምህርት የሚያስታውስ የዐቢይ ጾም አጋማሽ እሑድ።
Palm Sunday / Hosanna (ሆሳዕና)
ኢየሱስ በክብር ወደ ኢየሩሳሌም መግባቱን የሚያስታውስ በዓል።
Good Friday / Siklet (ስቅለት)
የኢየሱስ ክርስቶስን ስቅለት የሚያስታውስ ነው።
Ethiopian Easter / Fasika (ፋሲካ)
የኢየሱስ ክርስቶስን ከሙታን መነሣት ያከብራል። በኢትዮጵያ ውስጥ ካሉ ክርስቲያናዊ በዓላት አንዱና ዋነኛው ነው።
Council of Priests (ርክበ ካህናት)
ከፋሲካ 24 ቀናት በኋላ የሚከበር የካህናት መሰባሰብ በዓል ነው።
Ascension of Jesus (ዕርገት)
ከፋሲካ 40 ቀናት በኋላ ኢየሱስ ወደ ሰማይ ማረጉን ያከብራል።
Pentecost / Paraclete (ጰራቅሊጦስ)
መንፈስ ቅዱስ በሐዋርያት ላይ መውረዱን የሚያከብር በዓል፣ ከፋሲካ 50 ቀናት በኋላ።
Apostles' Fast (ጾመ ሐዋርያት)
ከጰራቅሊጦስ ማግስት የሚጀምር የሐዋርያት ጾም ነው።
Fast of Salvation (ጾመ ድኅነት)
በየሳምንቱ ረቡዕ እና ዓርብ የሚጾም የድኅነት ጾም ነው።
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church observes over 250 fasting days annually, during which believers abstain from all animal products (meat, dairy, eggs) and remain fasted until afternoon hours.
Every year in the Ethiopian calendar is presided over by one of the four Evangelists in an unbroken 4-year cycle:
Fasting in Ethiopia is not merely a diet—it is a spiritual discipline spanning over 250 days annually:
See how movable fasts shift across years according to the lunar Bahire Hasab computus.
| Feast / Fast Name | 2018 E.C. (2026 G.C.) | 2019 E.C. (2027 G.C.) | 2020 E.C. (2028 G.C.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ጾመ ነነዌ (Fast of Nineveh) | Yakatit 16 (Feb 23) | Yakatit 15 (Feb 22) | Yakatit 7 (Feb 14) |
| ዐቢይ ጾም (Great Lent) | Magabit 1 (Mar 10) | Yakatit 29 (Mar 8) | Yakatit 21 (Feb 28) |
| ሆሳዕና (Palm Sunday) | Miyazya 18 (Apr 26) | Miyazya 17 (Apr 25) | Miyazya 9 (Apr 16) |
| ስቅለት (Good Friday) | Miyazya 23 (May 1) | Miyazya 22 (Apr 30) | Miyazya 14 (Apr 21) |
| ፋሲካ (Ethiopian Easter) | Miyazya 25 (May 3) | Miyazya 24 (May 2) | Miyazya 16 (Apr 23) |
| ዕርገት (Ascension) | Sene 4 (Jun 11) | Sene 3 (Jun 10) | Ginbot 25 (Jun 1) |
| ጰራቅሊጦስ (Pentecost) | Sene 14 (Jun 21) | Sene 13 (Jun 20) | Sene 5 (Jun 11) |
| ጾመ ሐዋርያት (Apostles' Fast) | Sene 15 (Jun 22) | Sene 14 (Jun 21) | Sene 6 (Jun 12) |
Record family oral histories during Ethiopian holidays, church choral performances, academic research, or business meetings in Addis Ababa. Andebet transcribes Amharic, Afaan Oromo, and Tigrinya with native Ge'ez fidel and Latin orthography.
In Ethiopian year 2019 E.C., Abiy Tsom (ዐቢይ ጾም / ሁዳዴ) begins on Monday, Yakatit 29, 2019 E.C., corresponding to March 8, 2027 G.C. It continues for 55 consecutive days of strict vegan fasting until Ethiopian Easter (Fasika) on Miyazya 24, 2019 E.C. (May 2, 2027 G.C.).
Ethiopian Easter (Tinsaye / Fasika) in 2019 E.C. is celebrated on Sunday, Miyazya 24, 2019 E.C., corresponding to Sunday, May 2, 2027 in the Gregorian calendar.
In the Ethiopian calendar, years follow a four-year cycle named after the four Evangelists: Matthew (ማቴዎስ), Mark (ማርቆስ), Luke (ሉቃስ), and John (ዮሐንስ). Year 2019 E.C. is Zemene Luqas (ዘመነ ሉቃስ). Luke's year is the leap year (ተሰካሪ ዓመት) of the cycle, meaning the 13th month Pagumē has 6 days instead of 5.
The Fast of Nineveh (ጾመ ነነዌ) in 2019 E.C. starts on Monday, Yakatit 15, 2019 E.C. (February 22, 2027 G.C.) and lasts for 3 days through Wednesday, Yakatit 17, 2019 E.C. (February 24, 2027 G.C.).
During all canonical fasts, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians abstain completely from meat, poultry, dairy products, eggs, and all animal derivatives. Believers observe complete abstinence from all food and liquid from dawn until afternoon (usually 3:00 PM / 9:00 in Ethiopian time, or after the Divine Liturgy).
The 11 movable observances derived from the Fast of Nineveh are: 1) ጾመ ነነዌ (Nineveh Fast), 2) ዐቢይ ጾም (Great Lent), 3) ደብረ ዘይት (Mount of Olives), 4) ሆሳዕና (Palm Sunday), 5) ስቅለት (Good Friday), 6) ፋሲካ (Easter), 7) ርክበ ካህናት (Council of Priests), 8) ዕርገት (Ascension), 9) ጰራቅሊጦስ (Pentecost), 10) ጾመ ሐዋርያት (Apostles' Fast), and 11) ጾመ ድኅነት (Salvation Fast).