阿迪斯阿貝巴（衣索比亞）全年活動

人潮高峰 — Genna, Ethiopian Christmas、Timkat

• 假期

  Genna, Ethiopian Christmas

  1月6–8日耶誕與跨年有休業

  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. 來源 ↗

• 節慶

  Timkat

  1月18–21日宗教節慶人潮多要早訂

  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. 來源 ↗

仍在進行： Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast（11月24日–1月6日）

人潮高峰 — 旅人形容這時是旺季、主要客源市場中有 2 個正逢學校假期

• 季節

  Hudadi, the Great Lent fast

  2月16日–4月11日復活節與聖週

  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. 來源 ↗

人多 — Adwa Victory Day、主要客源市場中有 4 個正逢學校假期

• 假期

  Adwa Victory Day

  3月2日國定假日人潮多有休業

  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. 來源 ↗

仍在進行： Hudadi, the Great Lent fast（2月16日–4月11日）

人多 — Fasika, Ethiopian Easter、主要客源市場中有 4 個正逢學校假期

• 假期

  Fasika, Ethiopian Easter

  4月10–12日復活節與聖週有休業人潮多

  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. 來源 ↗

仍在進行： Hudadi, the Great Lent fast（2月16日–4月11日）

平季 — 主要客源市場中有 3 個正逢學校假期、是普通的月份

5月沒有新的活動開始。

仍在進行： Hudadi, the Great Lent fast（2月16日–4月11日）、Fasika, Ethiopian Easter（4月10–12日）

平季 — 主要客源市場中有 3 個正逢學校假期、是普通的月份

• 風險

  Kiremt rains flood the roads

  6月20日–9月15日 · 通常洪水季

  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. 來源 ↗

人少 — 旅人形容這時很清靜、主要客源市場中有 5 個正逢學校假期

7月沒有新的活動開始。

仍在進行： Kiremt rains flood the roads（6月20日–9月15日（通常））

人少 — 旅人形容這時很清靜、Filseta fast and feast

• 節慶

  Filseta fast and feast

  8月7–22日宗教節慶人潮多

  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. 來源 ↗

• 節慶

  Buhe, the Transfiguration

  8月18–19日燈火與火祭

  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. 來源 ↗

仍在進行： Kiremt rains flood the roads（6月20日–9月15日（通常））

人潮高峰 — Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year、Meskel

• 假期

  Enkutatash, Ethiopian New Year

  9月11–12日國定假日有休業人潮多

  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. 來源 ↗

• 節慶

  Meskel

  9月26–28日燈火與火祭人潮多

  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. 來源 ↗

• 節慶

  Irreecha at Hora Finfinne

  9月28日–10月10日 · 通常重要節慶人潮多

  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. 來源 ↗

仍在進行： Kiremt rains flood the roads（6月20日–9月15日（通常））

人多 — Irreecha at Hora Finfinne、主要客源市場中有 4 個正逢學校假期

10月沒有新的活動開始。

仍在進行： Irreecha at Hora Finfinne（9月28日–10月10日（通常））

人多 — Great Ethiopian Run、主要客源市場中有 2 個正逢學校假期

• 節慶

  Great Ethiopian Run

  11月15–30日 · 通常體育賽事人潮多要早訂

  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. 來源 ↗

• 季節

  Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast

  11月24日–1月6日宗教節慶

  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. 來源 ↗

平季 — 主要客源市場中有 5 個正逢學校假期、是普通的月份

12月沒有新的活動開始。

仍在進行： Tsome Nebiyat, the Advent fast（11月24日–1月6日）