Ethiopian Orthodox Church Christmas 2025. Ethiopia’s orthodox christians are celebrating christmas with prayers for peace in the horn of africa nation that has faced persistent conflict in recent years january 7, 2025 at 9:45 p.m. Ethiopian pilgrims pray during a mass service for ethiopian christmas at the bole medhane alem cathedral in addis ababa, ethiopia, monday, jan.

The ethiopian christmas is celebrated on the 7th day of january or tahsas 29 in the ethiopian calendar, observed as the day that jesus was born. Ethiopian christmas day is a holiday celebrated by the ethiopian orthodox tewahedo church, as well as several catholic and protestant denominations in ethiopia.