På gång i Addis Ababa, Ethiopia under året

Mest folk — Genna, Ethiopian Christmas, Timkat

• Helg

  Genna, Ethiopian Christmas

  6–8 janJul & nyårStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Timkat

  18–21 janReligiös högtidTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast (24 nov – 6 jan)

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Hudadi, the Great Lent fast

  16 feb – 11 aprPåsk & stilla veckan

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Adwa Victory Day, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Adwa Victory Day

  2 marNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hudadi, the Great Lent fast (16 feb – 11 apr)

Mycket folk — Fasika, Ethiopian Easter, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Fasika, Ethiopian Easter

  10–12 aprPåsk & stilla veckanStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hudadi, the Great Lent fast (16 feb – 11 apr)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Pågår fortfarande: Hudadi, the Great Lent fast (16 feb – 11 apr), Fasika, Ethiopian Easter (10–12 apr)

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Risk

  Kiremt rains flood the roads

  20 jun – 15 sep · vanligtvisÖversvämningssäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Kiremt rains flood the roads (20 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — resenärer beskriver det som lugnt, Filseta fast and feast

• Festival

  Filseta fast and feast

  7–22 augReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Buhe, the Transfiguration

  18–19 augLjus & eld

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Kiremt rains flood the roads (20 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year, Meskel

• Helg

  Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year

  11–12 sepNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Meskel

  26–28 sepLjus & eldTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Irreecha at Hora Finfinne

  28 sep – 10 okt · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Kiremt rains flood the roads (20 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Irreecha at Hora Finfinne, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Irreecha at Hora Finfinne (28 sep – 10 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Great Ethiopian Run, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Great Ethiopian Run

  15–30 nov · vanligtvisSportevenemangTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

• Säsong

  Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast

  24 nov – 6 janReligiös högtid

  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. Källa ↗

Mellansäsong — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast (24 nov – 6 jan)