what year is it in ethiopia

According to the Ethiopian calendar, the current year in Ethiopia is 2015, which is about 8 years behind the Gregorian calendar. The Ethiopian year starts on September 11/12 of each year, and the Ethiopians celebrate the birth of Christ on January 7 instead of December 25 as is the case in the Gregorian calendar. The Ethiopian calendar is a solar calendar that also depends on the birth of Christ, and it has 12 months of 30 days each, plus five or six additional days (sometimes known as the 13th month), which are added at the end of the year to match the calendar to the solar cycle. The new year in the Ethiopian calendar begins on September 12, 2023, when Ethiopians celebrate the Ethiopian New Year 2016, which is also a public holiday in the country.