Topic: How about Ethiopia (Read 120 times)

I cannot agree more. Indeed, calendars are just arbitrary division of time because there are different types of calendars in which a country uses. It just happens that Ethiopia uses a different one compared to what most of the countries uses. As a matter of fact, there are even more regions that use other type of calendar unlike what we commonly know and use in our every day lives. It's a matter of preferences, culture, and tradition. And I think there wouldn't and shouldn't be much of an issue about it since they are still living their lives 'today' and experiencing all the things the we encounter in their country as well regardless of the calendar they use. They have their own battles and struggles like any of us and surely they are still updated on the current happenings despite the unmatched date used. For sure, they are well-aware of the difference of their calendar to us, hence, are also aware on how to relate their dates to international dates if they were to check international news.

Regarding hosting Olympics and cups, I guess this matter would be thoroughly discussed before making any move. Since the people behind those tournaments know that Ethiopia is years behind, they would surely not make anything that would violate or in any way make Ethiopian feel bypassed. This matter should be organized and planned beforehand and if there's a conflict, then better not push it through so that it won't stir argument and chaos. After all, if the country's government won't allow, the event will not occur. Better not insist and respect the country's stance than to make an issue.

Ethiopia uses the solar calendar which may be different from the Gregorian calendar that majority of the world countries use. The difference is not really on time but it may be on reference made to them. At least they are still experiencing what the world is experiencing today like the reality of the world such like poverty, inflation, covid-19 and the rest. They are not living in a world isolated from what we know and Ethiopia is not the only one like that because there are other difference in calendar like Chinese people, Islam, Catholic all have different calendar.

The Gregorian calenders is the calender that is acceptable in the world, Ethiopia have a different calneder which is eight years different from the Gregorian calender. I will like to know the more difference between the two calendars, may be the difference is in years and not in months. But if the difference also lies in months, Ethiopia will not have any alternative than to follow the Gregorian calender in world events.

I don't see what the problem is. The Chinese New Year starts on a different date than in western countries, just by making equivalences you know what date we are talking about.

If we are talking about today, it would be the corresponding day of 2014 in the Ethiopian calendar, but it would still be today. And if we are talking about an event six months ago, we would just have to make calculations or look at both calendars,

But on a day to day basis it doesn't affect. Calendars are arbitrary divisions of time.

I see it as a non-problem at all to be honest. On one side, Ethiopia is once again into a civil war or at least a local insurrection that is being pushed back by basically starving the population in the rebellious province. I clearly do not see them having any international event other than a court for crimes against humanity.

Other than that, Muslims follow as well a different calendar and that is not much of a problem, not even for business or economics. The Julian calendar is kind of a world standard just as the Arabic numbers and usually English as language when doing business or organising events.

How do the cope with world events since their calendar reads different from the world. The world is 8 years older than Ethiopia calendar as the are in 2014 currently how do they cope with international events and what date do the use when the report world news. I was also wondering if they were to host a world cup or any world event what would be on their calendar this really got me worried . How do you see this?