How Siqlet is observed
Churches hold long services recounting the Passion. Many worshippers wear black or dark clothing and continue fasting until Easter dawn.
Ethiopian holiday
Date for
2026
Other years
Same holiday on the Gregorian and Ethiopian calendars.
Related holidays
About Ethiopian Good Friday
Siqlet is Ethiopian Orthodox Good Friday — a solemn day marking the crucifixion of Jesus, observed during Holy Week before Fasika.
Common questions
- How is Siqlet related to Fasika?
- Siqlet is Good Friday; Fasika (Easter) follows two days later in the Orthodox calendar for that year.
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