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Meskel (Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Church, following Julian calendar, September 28 on leap years)
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Meskel
Ethiopian and Eritrean Tewahedo Church holiday, observed on 27 or 28 September
Meskel is an Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church holiday that commemorates the discovery of the True Cross by the Roman Empress Saint Helena of Constantinople in the fourth century. Meskel is celebrated by Oriental Orthodox members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Oriental Orthodox Church denomination of Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is the largest of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. One of the few Christian churches in Africa originating before European colonization of the continent, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church dates back to the Christianization of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Oriental Orthodox Church denomination
The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches with its headquarters in Asmara, Eritrea. It was given autocephaly by Shenouda III of Alexandria, pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, after Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993. Thus,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Julian calendar
Calendar introduced by Julius Caesar
The Julian calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days in every year with an additional leap day every fourth year. The Julian calendar is still used as a religious calendar in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church and in parts of Oriental Orthodoxy as well as by the Amazigh people.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)