Leddet or Genna is Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas. It falls on January 6 or 7 every year, not December 25. This year Leddet will be celebrated on January 7. Ethiopians have their own unique calendar based on the old Coptic calendar. There are 13 months; the first 12 months have 30 days each, and the 13th month has 5 days or 6 days on a leap year. This is why you will often hear Ethiopians say they have "13 months of sunshine." It doesn't seem right that I'm spending the holiday season basking in mid-70° weather. I miss the puffy winter jackets, white lights and candles in windows, ugly sweaters, snowflakes, smell of pine cones and roasting nuts, and holiday songs inundating the radio.
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If you feel like satisfying your inner humanitarian, check out this great list of gifts that Nicholas Kristof put together - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/kristof-gifts-that-say-you-care.html?_r=1&ref=opinion.
If you feel like satisfying your inner humanitarian, check out this great list of gifts that Nicholas Kristof put together - http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/kristof-gifts-that-say-you-care.html?_r=1&ref=opinion.
Happy Holidays!
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