EOTC Feast Days
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church observes a vast number of feast days, with every day of the month dedicated to a particular Saint or holy event.
The Church distinguishes between routine observances and major annual feasts. The Annual Feast (occurring once or twice a year) is marked by a procession of the Tabot (Ark) of the Church, where vast numbers of people gather in honor of the Saint.
| Day of the Month | Feast/Saint(s) Observed |
|---|---|
| 1st | Lideta (Birth of the Holy Virgin Mary) and Elias (Elijah) |
| 2nd | Thaddius |
| 3rd | Ba'eta (Presentation of the Holy Virgin to the Temple of Jerusalem) |
| 4th | Yohannis Wolde Negedquad (John Son of Thunder) |
| 5th | Petros we Paulos (Peter and Paul) and Gebre Menfes Kidus |
| 6th | Our Lady of Qusquam (Egypt) |
| 7th | Holy Trinity Day |
| 8th | Kiros and Abba Banuda |
| 9th | Thomas (not the Apostle) |
| 10th | Kidus Meskel (Feast of the Holy Cross) |
| 11th | Hanna we Iyachem (St Anne and St. Joachim, parents of the Holy Virgin Mary) and Fasiledes |
| 12th | Michael the Archangel, Samuel, and Yared |
| 13th | Feast of Igziabher Ab (God the Father) and Ruphael the Archangel |
| 14th | Abba Aregawi and Gebre Kristos |
| 15th | Kirkos and his mother Iyalota |
| 16th | Kidane Meheret (Our Lady, Covenant of Mercy) |
| 17th | Estifanos (Stephen the Martyr) and Abba Gerima |
| 18th | Ewstatewos |
| 19th | Gabriel the Archangel |
| 20th | Hnstata |
| 21st | Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God |
| 22nd | Deqsius |
| 23rd | Georgis (St George) |
| 24th | Abba Tekle Haimanot & the 24 Heavenly Priests |
| 25th | Merkorios |
| 26th | Thomas the Apostle | 27th | MEDHANE ALEM (SAVIOR OF THE WORLD) |
| 28th | Emmanuel |
| 29th | Bale Wold (Feast of God the Son) |
| 30th | Markos (St. Mark the Evangelist) |