Ethiopian New Year Calendar. Ethiopia’s new year, or enkutatash, is celebrated on meskerem 1, which falls on september 11 (or september 12 during leap years) in the gregorian calendar. According to the bible, god created the earth in the month of september, and legend has it that king solomon gave the ethiopian queen of sheba jewels.

Falling on september 11th (or september 12th in leap years), enkutatash is a time for families and. Ethiopia rings in its new year, enkutatash, on 11 september, and not on 1 january, as the rest of the world does.