Enkutatash (Ge'ez: እንቁጣጣሽ) is a public holiday in coincidence of New Year in Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Large celebrations are held around the country, notably at the Raguel Church on Mount Entoto.

[2] According to InCultureParent, "after attending church in the morning, families gather to share a traditional meal of injera (flat bread) and wat (sauce).

Later in the day, young girls donning new clothes, gather daisies and present friends with a bouquet, singing New Year's songs.

Modern Enkutatash is also the season for exchanging formal new year greetings and cards among the urban sophisticated – in lieu of the traditional bouquet of flowers.