9 IMPORTANT THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT ETHIOPIA
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Ethiopia is the oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world.
1. Ethiopia is about 7.5 years behind the United Kingdom.
2. Ethiopia is the only country in the world to have 13 months in a year.
3. Ethiopians measure time from when the sun rises and count time on the opposite side of the clock. When the sun rises at 6 o’clock it is said to be 12 o’clock
4. The legendary Ark of the Covenant, the relic said to hold the 10 Commandments, is claimed to be housed in a church in Ethiopia.
5. Ethiopia is one of only two nations in the world never to have been occupied. This is despite the Italians twice trying and failing to take the country. In case you were wondering, Russia is the other country.
6. Ethiopia is the only country in Africa with its own alphabet. Actually it uses an abugida, also known as an alpha-syllabary, which consists of 209 symbols and 25 letter variants.
7. Ethiopian children must learn both their tribal language and the country’s official language of Amharic and English by the time they start secondary school.
8.The oldest fossil skeleton of a human was discovered in Ethiopia. So Ethiopia is the home of mankind and mankind’s favourite wake-up drink.
9. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila was the first African to win gold in the Olympic Games. He finished the marathon in first place after running the whole race barefoot.
Ethiopia is the only country in Africa that was never formally colonized; however, it had to defeat the Italians twice to remain independent.
Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations in the world, having been founded in 980 B.C.
1. Ethiopia is about 7.5 years behind the United Kingdom.
2. Ethiopia is the only country in the world to have 13 months in a year.
3. Ethiopians measure time from when the sun rises and count time on the opposite side of the clock. When the sun rises at 6 o’clock it is said to be 12 o’clock
4. The legendary Ark of the Covenant, the relic said to hold the 10 Commandments, is claimed to be housed in a church in Ethiopia.
5. Ethiopia is one of only two nations in the world never to have been occupied. This is despite the Italians twice trying and failing to take the country. In case you were wondering, Russia is the other country.
6. Ethiopia is the only country in Africa with its own alphabet. Actually it uses an abugida, also known as an alpha-syllabary, which consists of 209 symbols and 25 letter variants.
7. Ethiopian children must learn both their tribal language and the country’s official language of Amharic and English by the time they start secondary school.
8.The oldest fossil skeleton of a human was discovered in Ethiopia. So Ethiopia is the home of mankind and mankind’s favourite wake-up drink.
9. Ethiopian Abebe Bikila was the first African to win gold in the Olympic Games. He finished the marathon in first place after running the whole race barefoot.
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