What is Abiy Tsom or Hudade?

Abiy Tsom, also called Hudade or Great Lent, is the major Ethiopian Orthodox fasting season leading to Fasika, Ethiopian Easter.

Does the Ethiopian Orthodox fasting calendar change every year?

Several fasting periods are fixed in the Ethiopian calendar, while seasons around Fasika are movable and follow Bahire Hasab calendar calculations.

Does EtCal show fasting dates in Gregorian calendar too?

Yes. EtCal shows Ethiopian dates with Gregorian equivalents so users can plan fasting seasons and holidays across both calendars.

Orthodox fasting calendar

Ethiopian Orthodox fasting seasons.

See the current Ethiopian year’s major fasting seasons with Gregorian equivalents: Fast of the Flowers, Tsome Nebiyat, Gahad, Nineveh, Abiy Tsom or Hudade, Apostles’ Fast, Filseta, Pagume, and weekly Tsome Dihnet context.

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Current Ethiopian year

Fasting calendar for this year

Dates below show Ethiopian calendar ranges and Gregorian equivalents for quick planning. For daily fasting context and alerts, use EtCal on iOS or Android.

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How to read it

Fixed seasons and movable seasons.

Some fasts always begin on the same Ethiopian date. Others move with the Orthodox Paschal cycle around Fasika.

Bahire Hasab seasons

Nineveh, Hudade, Fasika, Apostles’ Fast, and related dates move each year in the Ethiopian calendar.

Fixed Ethiopian dates

Tsome Nebiyat, Filseta, Tsige, Gahad, and Pagume fasts use fixed Ethiopian dates with Gregorian dates changing by year.

Weekly fasts

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