Celebrating New Year In September

Rosh hashanah begins on the first day.

Celebrating new year in september. Bringing in a new year in september rosh hashanah which means head of the year in hebrew is a two day celebration that marks the beginning of the jewish high holy days each autumn. Many orthodox christians in israel celebrate new year s on the first of september. The country s unique calendar considers september called meskerem in the local language of ethiopia to be the first month of the year.

Sure january 1st may mark the onset of the official new year but for most of us it s more about the excitement of new year s celebrations than an actual new beginning. New year in ethiopia egypt ethiopia exclusively uses the coptic calendar which celebrates the first day of the new year on september 11 except for years preceding a gregorian leap year when it falls on september 12. Instead celebrate all of the wacky weird and wonderful holidays september has to offer.

But some parts of indonesia use a special saka calendar which puts the holiday on a different date than china s lunar system. Sometimes the month of september can be a bit of a back to school bummer especially after a fun summer. From national double cheeseburger day to national beer lover s day and love note day there s something for everyone.

Ethiopia rings in its new year enkutatash on 11 september and not on 1 january as the rest of the world does.