WorksheetsEthiopian New Year - Level 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Another name the New Year in Ethiopia:
ዕንቁጣጣሽ
Rosh Hashanah
Qudus Yohannes
The Year of Matthew
Re'ese Awde Amet
The main reason(s) why the Ethiopian New Year is celebrated in the month of September are:
The length of the day and night are equal in every part of the world.
The creation of Adam and Eve happened in September.
It is a random choice by the early Church Fathers
The Egyptians imposed it.
The year 2014 will be the Year of St __________________.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
The year with the sixth epagomenal (ጳጉሜን) day also known as Leap Year (ሠግር) is designated as the Year of St.___________
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Ethiopian Christmas is celebrated on January 6th (ታኅሣሥ ፳፰) once every four years in the Year of St.____________
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Children, clad in brand-new clothes, dance through the villages giving bouquets of flowers (boys) and painted ዕንቁጣጣሽ pictures (girls) to each household.
TRUE
FALSE
The Ethiopian Year has 13 months each 30 days long.
TRUE
FALSE
The 13th month of the Ethiopian Year is known as:
መስከረም
ነሐሴ
ጳጐሜን
ዕንቁጣጣሽ
The 13th month of the Ethiopian year is:
5 days long
30 days long
5 or 6 days long
5.25 days long
The New Year's day of 2017 will be on:
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
