Meskerem

E753706

Meskerem is the first month of the Ethiopian calendar, roughly corresponding to September in the Gregorian calendar.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Meskerem canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ethiopian calendar month ⓘ
month ⓘ
associatedWithNewYear Enkutatash ⓘ
calendarSystem Ethiopian calendar ⓘ
calendarType solar calendar ⓘ
containsHoliday Enkutatash ⓘ
correspondsRoughlyToGregorianMonths October ⓘ
September ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbolizes renewal and new beginnings in Ethiopian culture ⓘ
eraReference Ethiopian Era (Anno Mundi-based system) ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopian era
follows Pagumen ⓘ
hasAlternativeTransliteration Maskaram ⓘ
Meskeram ⓘ
isFollowedBy Tikimt ⓘ
languageNameAmharic መስከረም ⓘ
lengthInDays 30 ⓘ
marks beginning of the Ethiopian year ⓘ
positionInCalendarYear first month of the Ethiopian calendar ⓘ
seasonalAssociation end of the rainy season in Ethiopia ⓘ
start of spring in the Ethiopian context ⓘ
typicalEndGregorian October 10 ⓘ
typicalStartGregorian September 11 ⓘ
typicalStartGregorianLeapYear September 12 ⓘ
usedByChurch Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
usedInCountry Eritrea ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
writingSystem Geʽez script ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yekatit → isCountedFrom → Meskerem ⓘ
Paguemen → occursBefore → Meskerem ⓘ