This year I had the pleasure of celebrating the new year with the Ethiopian community in Melbourne.
There were great performances and young girls adorned with bright-yellow flowers(adey abeba) on their head performed a song called Abebayehosh.
It’s the year 2017 on their calendar. The Ethiopian Calendar is 7 to 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar.
Some interesting facts about Ethiopia
-Ethiopia is one of the African countries that was never colonised.
-The main administrative capital of the African Union is Ethiopia’s capital city: Addis Ababa
Sibonginkosi Moyo 