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Fasting calendar

When to expect ye'tsom, and which places serve it.

For fasting For vegans

Today is a fasting day

ረቡዕ, 7 ኦክቶበር

Expect ye'tsom in most kitchens today.

Coming up

25 Nov – 6 Jan 2027 Advent Fast (Tsome Nebiyat) · ጾመ ነቢያት · 43 days
22 Feb – 24 Feb 2027 Fast of Nineveh · ጾመ ነነዌ · 3 days
8 Mar – 1 May 2027 Great Lent (Abiy Tsom) · ዓቢይ ጾም · 55 days
21 Jun – 5 Jul 2027 Fast of the Apostles · ጾመ ሐዋርያት · 15 days
1 Aug – 16 Aug 2027 Fast of the Assumption (Filseta) · ጾመ ፍልሰታ · 16 days

Plus every Wednesday and Friday, except in the fifty days after Fasika. Dates follow the Orthodox calendar; the church can announce differences in a given year.

Where to eat

Places serving ye'tsom

0 serve it every day, not only on fasting days

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