Fasting days in 2019

Fasting days in 2019
Geez date	Gregorian date	Name
Hidar 15, 2011 – Tahsas 28, 2011	November 24, 2018 – January 6, 2019	Orthodox Fast of the Prophets (Tsome Nebiyat) Obligatory · 44 days
Tahsas 28, 2011	January 6, 2019	Orthodox Gehad of Genna Obligatory · 1 day
Tir 10, 2011	January 18, 2019	Orthodox Gehad of Timket Obligatory · 1 day
Yekatit 11, 2011 – Yekatit 13, 2011	February 18, 2019 – February 20, 2019	Orthodox Fast of Nineveh (Tsome Nenewe) Obligatory · 3 days
Yekatit 25, 2011 – Miyazya 19, 2011	March 4, 2019 – April 27, 2019	Orthodox Great Lent (Abiy Tsom) Obligatory · 55 days
Miyazya 28, 2011 – Ginbot 26, 2011	May 6, 2019 – June 3, 2019	Islamic Ramadan Obligatory · 29 days Ramadan 1, 1440 – Ramadan 29, 1440 Expected – may shift by one day
Ginbot 28, 2011 – Sene 3, 2011	June 5, 2019 – June 10, 2019	Islamic Six days of Shawwal Voluntary · 6 days Shawwal 2, 1440 – Shawwal 7, 1440 Expected – may shift by one day
Sene 10, 2011 – Hamle 4, 2011	June 17, 2019 – July 11, 2019	Orthodox Apostles' Fast (Tsome Hawariat) Obligatory · 25 days
Nehase 1, 2011 – Nehase 15, 2011	August 7, 2019 – August 21, 2019	Orthodox Dormition Fast (Tsome Filseta) Obligatory · 15 days
Nehase 4, 2011	August 10, 2019	Islamic Day of Arafah Voluntary · 1 day Dhu al-Hijjah 9, 1440 Expected – may shift by one day
Pagume 4, 2011	September 9, 2019	Islamic Ashura Voluntary · 1 day Muharram 10, 1441 Expected – may shift by one day
Hidar 15, 2012 – Tahsas 27, 2012	November 25, 2019 – January 6, 2020	Orthodox Fast of the Prophets (Tsome Nebiyat) Obligatory · 43 days

Every Wednesday and Friday, except from Fasika to Pentecost (April 28, 2019 to June 16, 2019) and when Genna or Timket falls on one of these days. Wednesday fast (Rob) · Friday fast (Arb)