Hva som skjer i Addis Ababa, Ethiopia gjennom året

Toppsesong — Genna, Ethiopian Christmas, Timkat

• Helligdag

  Genna, Ethiopian Christmas

  6.–8. janJul og nyttårStengninger

  Christmas falls on 7 January here, after a fast that ends with an all-night service. Churches run overnight and much of the city sleeps through the day that follows. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Timkat

  18.–21. janReligiøs høytidMye folkBestill tidlig

  The tabots are carried from the churches to Jan Meda on the eve of 19 January and the crowd is blessed with water the next morning. Expect to be soaked and to walk, because the roads are shut. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast (24. nov – 6. jan)

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Hudadi, the Great Lent fast

  16. feb – 11. aprPåske og stillehelg

  For the 55 days before Ethiopian Easter the Orthodox majority gives up meat, dairy and eggs. Menus lean on lentils, chickpea shiro and greens, and most restaurants mark their fasting dishes clearly. Kilde ↗

Travelt — Adwa Victory Day, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Adwa Victory Day

  2. marNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  A national holiday for the 1896 defeat of Italy at Adwa. Crowds gather around the Menelik II statue and the new Adwa museum by Piassa for wreath-laying, patriotic songs and period costume; offices and banks close. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Hudadi, the Great Lent fast (16. feb – 11. apr)

Travelt — Fasika, Ethiopian Easter, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Fasika, Ethiopian Easter

  10.–12. aprPåske og stillehelgStengningerMye folk

  Orthodox Easter ends the long fast with an all-night vigil on Saturday and a feast of doro wat and lamb on Sunday. Sheep and chicken markets swell the week before, and Good Friday and Easter Sunday are public holidays. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Hudadi, the Great Lent fast (16. feb – 11. apr)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Hudadi, the Great Lent fast (16. feb – 11. apr), Fasika, Ethiopian Easter (10.–12. apr)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Fare

  Kiremt rains flood the roads

  20. jun – 15. sep · vanligvisFlomsesong

  The long rains arrive in late June and the first downpours hit drains clogged after months of dust, so streets flood and traffic locks up for hours. Afternoon storms and occasional hail continue through August; plan road transfers for the morning. Kilde ↗

Rolig — reisende beskriver det som rolig, skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Kiremt rains flood the roads (20. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Rolig — reisende beskriver det som rolig, Filseta fast and feast

• Festival

  Filseta fast and feast

  7.–22. augReligiøs høytidMye folk

  Two weeks of fasting for the Assumption of Mary, with many restaurants serving only fasting dishes and churches such as Entoto Kidane Mehret full of worshippers in white. It ends with the feast on 22 August. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Buhe, the Transfiguration

  18.–19. augLys og ild

  On the eve of 19 August boys go door to door singing and cracking braided whips, and neighbourhoods light bonfires in the evening. Households bake mulmul bread to hand out, so it is an easy one to see on the street. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Kiremt rains flood the roads (20. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year, Meskel

• Helligdag

  Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year

  11.–12. sepNasjonaldagStengningerMye folk

  The new year lands on 11 September, just as the long rains break and the meskel daisies come out. Families travel, so beds and domestic flights tighten for the week around it. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Meskel

  26.–28. sepLys og ildMye folk

  The demera bonfire is lit in Meskel Square on the eve of 27 September in front of a crowd that fills the whole bowl. Get there hours early or watch from the ring road above. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Irreecha at Hora Finfinne

  28. sep – 10. okt · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  The Oromo thanksgiving for the end of the rains fills the city with people in white and traditional dress carrying fresh grass and flowers to Hora Finfinne; the larger lakeside gathering at Bishoftu follows a day later. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Kiremt rains flood the roads (20. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Irreecha at Hora Finfinne, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Irreecha at Hora Finfinne (28. sep – 10. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — Great Ethiopian Run, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Great Ethiopian Run

  15.–30. nov · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folkBestill tidlig

  Africa's biggest road race: tens of thousands of runners round a 10k on closed city streets on a Sunday in late November. It is a street party more than a race, and it is run at altitude. Kilde ↗

• Sesong

  Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast

  24. nov – 6. janReligiøs høytid

  The 43-day Fast of the Prophets runs up to Ethiopian Christmas. Observant Orthodox Christians skip meat, dairy and eggs, so menus lean on shiro and other fasting dishes, and the meat feasts return on Genna. Kilde ↗

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast (24. nov – 6. jan)