1. Ethiopia’s calendar is neither ancient nor new
because it is an eternal image of tropics and sun.
Therefore, it brings three categories of four
years.
Category A is the first year that begins a day late. New
Year begins on Meskeram 1, when September is 12.
Category B is the second and third years in which each of
them has similar beginning and ending days. New Year of
each begins on Meskeram 1, when September is 11; and ends
on Pagume 5, when September is 10.
Category C is the fourth year that ends by having a day
more. This category year three is traditionally known as leap
year. It begins on Meskeram 1, when September is 11 and
ends on Pagume 6, when September is 11.
Categories A and B are subset of four years that each year has a
period of 365 days.
And category C is a subset of four years that has a period of 366
days.