Thousands of Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas on Monday, attending prayers and midnight mass, draped in an all-white ...

Ethiopians follow the Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later than the Gregorian calendar, used by Catholic and Protestant ...

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar, which is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar used by Catholic ...

This year, thousands of Ethiopian pilgrims and international tourists gathered in the historic town of Lalibela to celebrate ...

This year, thousands of Ethiopian pilgrims and international tourists gathered in the historic town of Lalibela to celebrate ...

More than 200 million Christians are associated with Orthodox Churches and most celebrate Christmas on 7 January.

Ethiopia, one of the only countries that use the ‘Ge’ez calendar’ meaning that they are 7 to 8 years behind England, which ...

Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a Mass service for Ethiopian Christmas at the Bole Medhane Alem cathedral in Addis Ababa, ...

January 7 marks an alternate Christmas tradition, namely the Orthodox Christmas, and a very strong one at that ...