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Enkutatash

Ethiopian New Year, at the end of the rains, with doro wat, fresh bread and the coffee ceremony.

This photo has been taken in the country: Ethiopia
Photo: Nati Tad, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Enkutatash

Enkutatash is the first day of the Ethiopian year and falls in September, when the long rains end and the highlands are yellow with daisies. Families go to church, and children carry flowers and paintings from house to house. The meal at home is a feast: doro wat with injera, and often a sheep slaughtered for the day. A large round loaf is baked, and tella and tej are poured. The coffee ceremony, with beans roasted in front of the guests, closes the meal.

The dishes

WatChicken stew, the centre of the New Year meal.InjeraUnder every dish on the tray.TellaHome beer brewed for the day.TejHoney wine for guests.Coffee ceremonyBeans roasted, ground and brewed in front of the guests.
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Enkutatash" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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