Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Addis Abeba, Ethiopië

Topdrukte — Genna, Ethiopian Christmas, Timkat

• Feestdag

  Genna, Ethiopian Christmas

  6–8 janKerst & nieuwjaarSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Timkat

  18–21 janReligieus feestDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast (24 nov – 6 jan)

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Hudadi, the Great Lent fast

  16 feb – 11 aprPasen & Goede Week

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Adwa Victory Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Adwa Victory Day

  2 mrtNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hudadi, the Great Lent fast (16 feb – 11 apr)

Druk — Fasika, Ethiopian Easter, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Fasika, Ethiopian Easter

  10–12 aprPasen & Goede WeekSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Hudadi, the Great Lent fast (16 feb – 11 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Hudadi, the Great Lent fast (16 feb – 11 apr), Fasika, Ethiopian Easter (10–12 apr)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Risico

  Kiremt rains flood the roads

  20 jun – 15 sep · meestalOverstromingsseizoen

  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. Bron ↗

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Kiremt rains flood the roads (20 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Rustig — reizigers noemen het rustig, Filseta fast and feast

• Festival

  Filseta fast and feast

  7–22 augReligieus feestDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Buhe, the Transfiguration

  18–19 augLicht & vuur

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Kiremt rains flood the roads (20 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year, Meskel

• Feestdag

  Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year

  11–12 sepNationale feestdagSluitingenDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Meskel

  26–28 sepLicht & vuurDruk

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Irreecha at Hora Finfinne

  28 sep – 10 okt · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Kiremt rains flood the roads (20 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Irreecha at Hora Finfinne, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Irreecha at Hora Finfinne (28 sep – 10 okt (meestal))

Druk — Great Ethiopian Run, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Great Ethiopian Run

  15–30 nov · meestalSportevenementDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast

  24 nov – 6 janReligieus feest

  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. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 5 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast (24 nov – 6 jan)