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If adjusting the year and month wasn't enough, the also challenges how we read the clock.

: A leap day is added every four years without exception to align with the solar cycle. The Year Count: Why it is 2018 in Ethiopia Ethiopian Calendar

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The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) uses the for all interest calculations, loan maturities, and official receipts. If you take a loan for "5 years" in Ethiopia, you are paying under the 7-year time warp. However, for SWIFT transfers (international wires), the bank uses the Gregorian date to avoid confusion with foreign clearing houses. If adjusting the year and month wasn't enough,

The names of the months in the are derived from Greek, Arabic, and ancient Ge’ez, often referencing seasons, religion, and the flooding of the Nile. Here is the complete list and their Gregorian equivalents: And everything

The Ethiopian calendar has its roots in the ancient Ge'ez calendar, which was used in the Kingdom of Aksum, a powerful and influential empire that flourished in East Africa from the 1st to the 8th century AD. The Ge'ez calendar was based on the Coptic calendar, which was used in Egypt, and was likely introduced to Ethiopia by Christian missionaries.