Unique Calendar & Time

Ethiopia uses its own calendar — about 7–8 years behind the Gregorian calendar — and its day starts at 6 AM instead of midnight. So yes, you’re living in a different time when you’re in Ethiopia — literally!




Cultural Pride

Ethiopians take great pride in their independence. It is the only African country never colonized, having famously resisted Italian invasion at the Battle of Adwa in 1896. That victory remains a symbol of African pride and resistance.