why is ethiopian calendar behind by 7 years
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The ethiopians have a believe that the annunciation of Jesus Christ which means the announcement made to Holy Mary that she would become the mother of God Jesus was 7 years before the Gregorians started to count the years.
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An Ethiopian year is comprised of 13 months, and is seven years behind the Gregorian calendar. In fact, Ethiopians celebrated the new millennium on September 11, 2007; this is because the Ethiopians continued with the same calendar that the Roman church amended in 525 AD.
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