Yesterday Ethiopia celebrated as the country passed into its new millennium. Based on the Ethiopian calendar (the Julian calendar), yesterday was September 12, 2000, the 1st day of their new millennium.
While in Ethiopia we were at dinner one evening. The waitress asked about Zane's age. When we told her, she said, "oh, a millennium baby!" I knew about the differences in our calendars but I had not yet put that together with Zane's birthdate. We were glad she pointed it out to us.
NPR has featured a couple stories this week on Ethiopia and the celebration. If you want to learn more:
News & Notes: Ethiopia Welcomes New Millennium: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14324801
Morning Edition, Ancient Ethiopian Culture Crosses Millennium: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14341783
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