እንቁጣጣሽ

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እንቁጣጣሽ is the Amharic name for Enkutatash, the Ethiopian and Eritrean New Year festival celebrated in September with religious ceremonies, family gatherings, and cultural festivities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Year festival
cultural festival
religious holiday
approximateGregorianDate September 11
September 12
associatedWithChurch Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
associatedWithCity Addis Ababa
associatedWithPilgrimageSite Raguel Church on Entoto in Addis Ababa
celebratedOn Meskerem 1
country Eritrea
Ethiopia
culturalSignificance marks the beginning of the Ethiopian year
marks the end of the rainy season in Ethiopia
time of renewal and thanksgiving
etymology name Enkutatash often interpreted as "gift of jewels"
followsCalendar Ethiopian calendar
frequency annual
hasAmharicName እንቁጣጣሽ
hasEnglishName Enkutatash
hasLanguageContext Amharic
hasTraditionalDance eskista
hasTraditionalDrink tej
tella
hasTraditionalFood doro wat
injera
hasTraditionalMusic Ethiopian traditional songs
mainActivities children going house to house
church services
cultural festivities
exchanging gifts
family gatherings
religious ceremonies
sharing festive meals
singing traditional songs
observedBy Eritrean diaspora communities
Eritreans
linked to: Eritrean

Ethiopian diaspora communities
linked to: Ethiopians

Ethiopians
publicHolidayIn Eritrea
Ethiopia
relatedTo Ethiopian calendar New Year
linked to: Ethiopian New Year
religion Christianity
season end of rainy season
symbol greenery and fresh grass
yellow Meskel flowers
timeZoneContext Ethiopian calendar is about 7–8 years behind Gregorian calendar
linked to: Ethiopian calendar

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Enkutatash alsoKnownAs እንቁጣጣሽ