Apples dipped in Honey

Happy New Year. Today is Rosh Hashanah , the Jewish New Year, and a celebration of the beginning of Creation.

Apples dipped in honey is a traditional food for Rosh Hashanah. Sounds good to me!

By the way, it's also year 2000 in the Julian Calendar. This is the calendar used in Ethiopia, and particularly in the Coptic Church there.

An Ethiopian was talking on NPR yesterday. He related that his people are most adept at using both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Without having to think about it they will use the Julian calendar if writing a cheque in Amharic, and the Gregorian if they are doing the same thing in English.

Cool! And Happy New Year!

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