1) September observance 
Enkutatash (Ethiopic እንቁጣጣሽ) is the first day of the New Year in Ethiopia. It occurs on Meskerem 1 on the Ethiopian calendar, which is 11 September (or, during a leap year, 12 September) according to the Gregorian calendar. The Ethiopian calendar is based on the Coptic calendar, which was fixed to the Julian calendar in 25 BC by Empero...