Are you wondering why Ethiopia is just entering a new year and it’s 2017? Ethiopia was not colonised by the rest of the world, so it still maintains most of its culture and traditions. Ethiopia celebrates its New Year, Enkutatash, which is based on the Ethiopian Orthodox calendar.The Ethiopian calendar is derived from the ancient Coptic and Julian calendars.The Ethiopian calendar has 12 months with an additional 13th month in leap years and New Year falls on Meskerem 1, around September 11 or 12 on the Gregorian calendar.What if we told you that you are currently in 2017 and not 2024? I’m sure…