Ethiopians follow the Julian calendar, which runs 13 days later ... The patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Abune Mathias, in his televised Christmas Eve message called for reconciliation ...

Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia follow the Julian calendar ... In his Christmas Eve message, Abune Mathias, the patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, called for peace and reconciliation.

Ethiopians follow the Julian ... calendar, used by Catholic and Protestant churches. They traditionally celebrate by slaughtering animals and joining family members to break the fast after midnight.