Genna (ገና)
Genna is Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, celebrated on 7 January. Many people keep a 43-day fast before it. The next Genna is on Thursday 7 January 2027.
Genna dates
| Year | Date | Ethiopian date |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wednesday 7 January 2026 | ታኅሣሥ 29, 2018 |
| 2027 | Thursday 7 January 2027 | ታኅሣሥ 29, 2019 |
| 2028 | Friday 7 January 2028 | ታኅሣሥ 28, 2020 |
| 2029 | Sunday 7 January 2029 | ታኅሣሥ 29, 2021 |
| 2030 | Monday 7 January 2030 | ታኅሣሥ 29, 2022 |
In the Ethiopian calendar: ታኅሣሥ 29 (28 in some years). Convert other dates with the Ethiopian calendar converter.
About Genna
- Church services run through the night before Genna, with worshippers dressed in white ነጠላ (netela).
- The fast ends after the service, and families share doro wat and other holiday food.
- In the Ethiopian calendar it falls on ታኅሣሥ 29, or ታኅሣሥ 28 in the year after a leap year, so the Gregorian date stays 7 January.
Genna greetings in Amharic
| Meaning | Amharic (tap to copy) | Type this |
|---|---|---|
| Merry Christmas | melkam gena | |
| Happy holiday (to everyone) | enkuan aderesachhu | |
| Reply: and to you too | enkuan abro aderesen | |
| Happy holiday | melkam be`al |
More wishes for every holiday are on Amharic holiday greetings.
Common questions.
When is Genna 2027?
Thursday 7 January 2027, which is ታኅሣሥ 29, 2019 in the Ethiopian calendar.
How do you say happy Genna in Amharic?
መልካም ገና. To wish everyone a good holiday, say እንኳን አደረሳችሁ; the usual reply is እንኳን አብሮ አደረሰን.
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