2 days to Enkutatash

Posts for the Telegram group

Pick a holiday, copy a message, paste it in the group. Each one already contains the link to Bolematch.

🌼 Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year) · እንቁጣጣሽ

11 Sept 2026 — The Ethiopian New Year — the biggest sending week of the year.

People send: phones, ipads, party clothes, documents and medicine.

Group announcement

Post once in the Telegram group to introduce Bolematch.

🇪🇹 Melkam Addis Amet in advance!

Messages here disappear fast, so I built a free page for this group: Bolematch.

✈️ Travelers post their route, date and free kg
📦 Senders post what they need carried
🔎 Everyone can filter by city and date — nothing gets buried

Free to use. Take a look: https://bolematch.com

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Enkutatash rush

Use in the days before Enkutatash when people are in a hurry.

🌼 Flying to Addis before Enkutatash (11 Sept)?

Phones, iPads, party clothes, documents and medicine are what everyone is trying to send right now.

Add your free luggage space in 30 seconds and let people find you:
https://bolematch.com

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Reply to a search post

Paste as a reply when someone asks for a traveler. Add the city.

I added your request to Bolematch — here are the travelers leaving from your city this week:
https://bolematch.com

It's free, you just tap the traveler and contact them directly.

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For travelers

Aimed at people who already have a ticket booked.

Have a ticket to Addis and empty space in your suitcase?

Someone in this group is looking for exactly your route. Post your free kg here and they'll come to you:
https://bolematch.com

You two agree on any thank-you payment between yourselves — Bolematch is free.

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Success story

Ask a matched pair to post this. Fill in the names.

Thank you Bolematch 🙏 Managed to send my mother's new phone to Addis yesterday, right in time for Enkutatash. Matched with a traveler in a few minutes: https://bolematch.com

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Ethiopian holiday calendar

Every holiday people send parcels for, with the next date.

🌼 Enkutatash (Ethiopian New Year)
11 Sept 2026
እንቁጣጣሽ · The Ethiopian New Year — the biggest sending week of the year.
🔥 Meskel (Finding of the True Cross)
27 Sept 2026
መስቀል · Demera bonfires fill Meskel Square — families gather from everywhere.
⛪ Genna (Ethiopian Christmas)
7 Jan 2027
ገና · Ethiopian Christmas, celebrated on 7 January after the fasting season.
💧 Timket (Epiphany)
19 Jan 2027
ጥምቀት · Three days of processions and blessings — the most colourful festival in Ethiopia.
🇪🇹 Adwa Victory Day
2 Mar 2027
የአድዋ ድል በዓል · The victory at Adwa in 1896 — a national day of pride.
🌙 Eid al-Fitr
9 Mar 2027*
ኢድ አል ፈጥር · The end of Ramadan — Ethiopian Muslim families celebrate together.
🛠️ International Labour Day
1 May 2027
የላብ አደሮች ቀን · A public holiday on 1 May across Ethiopia.
🕯️ Fasika (Ethiopian Easter)
2 May 2027
ፋሲካ · Ethiopian Easter closes 55 days of fasting with a family feast.
🏅 Patriots' Victory Day
5 May 2027
የአርበኞች ቀን · Remembering the patriots who freed Ethiopia in 1941.
🐑 Eid al-Adha (Arefa)
17 May 2027*
ኢድ አል አድሓ · The feast of sacrifice — families share meat and gifts.
✨ Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday)
15 Aug 2027*
መውሊድ · The birth of the Prophet Muhammad, marked across Ethiopia.

* Islamic holidays move with the moon sighting, so the date can shift by a day.