Ethiopia: Citizens Celebrate New Millennium Next Week




East African Standard (Nairobi)

5 September 2007
Posted to the web 4 September 2007

Caroline Bett And Agatha Kerubo
Nairobi

September 12 marks the start of a new Millennium for Ethiopians.

"The significance of the celebration lies in the fact that it is going to be observed not by consuming and wasting the nation's resources but will serve as a springboard to the many challenges the nation faces," Mr Gabriel Marian said.

A procession sponsored by the Ethiopian Embassy and the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church saw part of the Ethiopian community participate in awareness campaigns on Tuesday.

Ethiopia uses the Julian calendar that is seven years and eight months behind the Gregorian calendar

Marian, an elder at the Ethiopian Episcopal Church said the New Year event, hoped to promote Ethiopia's image internationally, is to be marked by consumption of Tella, a traditional Ethiopian brew.

"We will welcome the third Millennium with year-long celebrations that include a procession and parade, sporting activities, an exhibition, galas, songs and dances among many others," Marian added.

The New Year celebrations were officially launched in June alongside a tree planting event dubbed 'Two Trees in 2000' project. It aims at planting about 20 million indigenous seedlings.

http://allafrica.com/stories/200709041449.html

Its actually the year 2,000 and not the 2,000th birthday. We use the different calender and the countrys history actually goes back to 3,000 years. We are trying to get back to the greatness of the past. We the diaspora will do all we can to develop the country despite a dictatorial and enemy government.


Happy new year Africans :banana: :banana:

To our future :cheers:

how do you say happy new year in amharic?

Happy birthday to Ethiopia. I actually did not know it was that old.

how do you say happy new year in amharic?

Good question. But i will find it out :)

how do you say happy new year in amharic?

from wikipedia:
Enkutatash is the first day of the New Year in Ethiopia. It occurs on Meskerem 1 on the Ethiopian calendar, which is September 11 (or, during a leap year, September 12) according to the Gregorian calendar.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enkutatash

To actually greet someone into the new year...you can use the same term, "Enkutatash". there are also other variations on the phrase "welcome to the new year" in local dialect, but 'enkutatash' is the most popular.

enkutatash to our ethiopian posters from me personally. :)

Enkutatash!

May God bless Africa as we enter the Third Millennium!

By Elizabeth Blunt
BBC News, Addis Ababa

Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa is ready for the new Millennium. Coloured lights are strung from the lamp posts - red, yellow and green like the national flag.

A flock of massive white fibreglass birds has appeared in Meskal Square.

Presumably doves of peace, they have big sharp beaks and a disconcertingly beady gleam in their eyes.

Here in the highlands the rains are almost over and the flowers are starting to bloom.

And there is something special about a starting a new Millennium, especially when your country has this new Millennium all to itself.

But Ethiopians - at least here in Addis Ababa - have mixed feelings about these celebrations.

On the one hand they love Enkutatash, the New Year holiday. It is a time for family reunions, and visiting friends.

A time for girls singing from door-to-door, home-brewed beer and honey wine, and big bowls of spicy chicken stew.

The price of hot pepper - indispensable for a good chicken stew - has rocketed from 20 ($2) to 80 birr, and fallen back again to 40 birr a kilo.

Herds of sheep and goats have converged on the city; some with pink ribbons tied to their horns, the sign, I was told, that they have already been earmarked for someone's New Year's dinner.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6986865.stm

Merry Christmas to all Ethiopians!
Inkwan aderesachu!

Hope you'll be digging into delicious homemade doro wot.. Yum! Cannot wait for lunch and dinner!! :cheers:

Melkam ye Gena beal yihunilachiw!

Merry Christmas to all Ethiopians worldwide, 'melkam yegena beal'. We had a good time with friends and nice homemade doro wet.:cheers:
Peace

I wish you all the same! I will surely enjoy all the wot I can get! :)

spent the entire night at church as usual. kinda tired. Merry xmas

Melkam Gena! :cheers:

is that today? well Merry Christmas, or how ever you say it:dance:

for those of you who celebrated it on today. (some will wait til April 27th think)

blessings.

Melkam Fasika :cheers: eating Injera "9-sat" in the "lell'it" had it's consequences :lol:

melkam yetnsae behal lehulum yessc ethiopia tesatafiwoch bemulu! enkuwan aderesachu!

melkam fasika

http://www.ecadforum.com/images/enkwan_adereswo1.jpg

Happy Easter.:)

:hi: :hi: Happy Easter !! Enkuan aderesachu !! :okay:

እዚህ የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤ/ክ ሄጄ፣ የአምልኮቱ አዳራሽ ግጥም ብሎ፣ ታች የመናኸሪያ አዳራሽ ውስጥ በቪዲዮ ሰሌዳ ቅዳሴውን ያሳዩ ነበር። በጣም የገረመኝ የእንግሊዝኛ ተናጋሪው ሰው መብዛት ነበር። ታዲያ ግን ምን ያረጋል ሲያልቅ በጣፋጭና በሻይ ሸኙን። ግንጥል ጌጥ እያልኩ ወደቤቴ ገባሁ። እንደኛ ያለ ነጠላ ወንደላጤ መግደፊያ ቢጤ እንደሚያስፈልገው አልገመቱም? ይብላኝ ለነሱ እኔስ የጣፈጠ ፓስታ በስጎ ሰርቼ ገደፍኩ።

Melkam Fasika!!

I spent Saturday cooking doro wot, dulet and alicha beg wot. I then spent Sunday and Monday eating all that :lol:

Melkam Fasika!!

I spent Saturday cooking doro wot, dulet and alicha beg wot. I then spent Sunday and Monday eating all that :lol:

አንዳንዴ ኑሮ ታዳላለች። ምክንያቱም እኔ የሰራሁትን ፓስታ በስጎ ብትቀምሺ፣ በጣም ገርሞሽ፣ ውነትም ኑሮ ማዳላቷን ትገነዘቢ ነበር። አይዞን ግን፣ ለሁሉም ግዜ አለው።

Here is a classic video of Aster Aweke's stage performance of abebayehosh

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7xDQHCmGOU&feature=player_embedded

Nice, I just called home. They are all in a festive mood. Seems the country is in the verge of transformation.

They had a count down like Europeans at midnight. Did not know our calendar has that weird concept of starting a day at midnight. What was up with that?

Nice, I just called home. They are all in a festive mood. Seems the country is in the verge of transformation.

They had a count down like Europeans at midnight. Did not know our calendar has that weird concept of starting a day at midnight. What was up with that?


I am not the best person on the subject, I know the counting begins in the morning, so it would make sense to start the day in the morning. I also remember having to stop eating before mid-night if you were fasting, since after mid-night it is considered the next, so I don't know. :lol:

Happy New Year!!

:dance:

:banana:

Hope y'all are blessed with lots of Injera! :D

Happy New Year!!

:banana::banana:Happy New Year!!!!!!!!:banana::banana:

happy new year folks.

Happy New Year

A Very Happy & Peaceful Transition - from the Era of Markos to that of Lukas!

Happy Eid Alfetir to All Muslims Brothers too!

I know I'm late but happy new year and Eid my Ethiopian brothers, may the new year shine brighter than meles' bald head ;)

Menzuma (Muslim Mezmur)

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B_MrUDvLMFg

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I know I'm late but happy new year and Eid my Ethiopian brothers, may the new year shine brighter than meles' bald head ;)

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

I know I'm late but happy new year and Eid my Ethiopian brothers, may the new year shine brighter than meles' bald head ;)
:lol:

I enjoyed the New Years party broadcasted by ETV, here are two clips with traditional dances from different regions, really nice! I enjoyed the Gurage and Afar songs the most.

Part 1 (http://www.diretube.com/eve-party/temesgen-balageru-kids-amazing-show-part-1-video_a8d00482e.html)

Part 2 (http://www.diretube.com/eve-party/temesgen-balageru-kids-amazing-show-part-2-video_527ae8623.html)

I know I'm late but happy new year and Eid my Ethiopian brothers, may the new year shine brighter than meles' bald head ;)

:rofl:

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Happy Thanks Giving Ya'll

Happy Turkey Day to you too!

have a great holiday, if you celebrate, all of you

Happy New Year to All Forumers!
:banana:

^^Thank you, but a bit early for me. :lol:

I was in a DC Ethiopian club Yesterday for the New year eve. This Ethio chic was showing her trophy whitey BF, she was beaming in pride. So I thought I should give her my piece of mind about it. So I got close to her and told my friend, "Some Abesha chics have the adacity to bring their -shasho- boyfriends in a party like this. I wish I could cut a nose right now" my friend answered "we chewed her and spat her out so let them take her" At this point she turned and screamed obsceneties at me. Her shasho BF turned tomato faced. Apparently there was another Ethio cling-on with them and got on my face too, tried to create a fuss with me and my buddy. We both lift weights and it shows. The mofo saw that and backed out quick.

I don't understand why you are so racist towards whites lamrof. It's none of your business who she dates. Seriously, this attitude of some abesha men really grates on my nerves. :ohno:

I was in a DC Ethiopian club Yesterday for the New year eve. This Ethio chic was showing her trophy whitey BF, she was beaming in pride. So I thought I should give her my piece of mind about it. So I got close to her and told my friend, "Some Abesha chics have the adacity to bring their -shasho- boyfriends in a party like this. I wish I could cut a nose right now" my friend answered "we chewed her and spat her out so let them take her" At this point she turned and screamed obsceneties at me. Her shasho BF turned tomato faced. Apparently there was another Ethio cling-on with them and got on my face too, tried to create a fuss with me and my buddy. We both lift weights and it shows. The mofo saw that and backed out quick.

^^ lamrof,
What's up bro....are you okay? You sound like Terra Ye Sefer Dureye!

Happy New Year to All

I don't understand why you are so racist towards whites lamrof. It's none of your business who she dates. Seriously, this attitude of some abesha men really grates on my nerves. :ohno:

lamrof is still drunk & intoxicated (hangover) - he doesn't know what he's talking about.....so, let him off the hook.

:angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1:
:angel1: .................................................................................. :angel1: :
:angel1:....... WISH U A HAPPY ETHIOPIAN (ORTHODOX) CHRISTMAS...:angel1:
:angel1:...............................Melekam Gena...................................:angel1:
:angel1:..for those who celebrate on January 7 and the whole world !...:angel1:
:angel1: ....................................................................................:angel1:
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I don't understand why you are so racist towards whites lamrof. It's none of your business who she dates. Seriously, this attitude of some abesha men really grates on my nerves. :ohno:

ብቻዋን ባገኛት በጥፊ አናፍጣት ነበር። ስለማይገባሽ በዙ አትጻፊልኝ።

You really have problems dude. No wonder you're close to 50 and still single. What kind of woman would want that kind of man.

You really have problems dude. No wonder you're close to 50 and still single. What kind of woman would want that kind of man.

ውነት ከኔ ጋር እንካ-ሰላንቲያ ፈለግሽ? እሱ ከሆነ ንገሪኝ ብዙ አለኝ። አንቺን ብሆን የሴትነት ክብሬን እጠብቅ ነበር።


ይቅር ግን ብትሳደቢም መልስ አልሰጥሽም ከዚህ በኋላ።

Tera durye new mitimeslew. Ante yilik irasihin atawarid bezih idmeh. Hitsan aydelehim sewuye.

:angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1::angel1:
:angel1: .................................................................................. :angel1: :
:angel1:....... WISH U A HAPPY ETHIOPIAN (ORTHODOX) CHRISTMAS...:angel1:
:angel1:...............................Melekam Gena...................................:angel1:
:angel1:..for those who celebrate on January 7 and the whole world !...:angel1:
:angel1: ....................................................................................:angel1:
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Merry christmas to you too! And to all my fellow abeshas in here!

melkam yekiristos lidet beal lemelaw yessc ethiopia members! enkuwan beselam aderesachu!

Enkwan abro aderesen :D

Melkam Gena to everyone!

melkam yekiristos lidet beal lemelaw yessc ethiopia members! enkuwan beselam aderesachu!

እንኳን አብሮ አደረሰን። የከርሞ ሰው እንድንባል ደግሞ ምኞቴ ነው።

እንኳን ለብርሀነ ጥምቀቱ አደረሳቹ !

This Epiphany i wish Lord always hold your hand in which ever path you go!

wish u a happy Epiphany !

Same to you!

Melkam Be-al!

Melkam Ye Timket Beal...:):)

Wow Masaai! That's perfect Amharic lol.
Thank you and same to you :)

Melkam Timkat!

I started this thread? :crazy: