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| 1 | - | ENROLLED ORIGINAL | |
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| 2 | + | _________________________ | |
| 3 | + | Councilmember Zachary Parker | |
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| 5 | + | _________________________ | |
| 6 | + | Councilmember Brooke Pinto | |
| 7 | + | _______________________________ | |
| 8 | + | Councilmember Janeese Lewis George | |
| 9 | + | ___________________________ | |
| 10 | + | Councilmember Matthew Frumin | |
| 3 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 14 | A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION | |
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| 8 | - | 25-259 | |
| 16 | + | _________ | |
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| 10 | 19 | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | |
| 11 | 20 | ||
| 12 | - | September 17, 2024 | |
| 21 | + | _______________ | |
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| 13 | 23 | To recognize the Ethiopian New Year and declare September 11, 2024, “Ethiopian New Year | |
| 14 | 24 | Day” in the District of Columbia. | |
| 15 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 26 | WHEREAS, Enkutatash, the Ethiopian New Year celebration, will be celebrated on | |
| 17 | 27 | September 11, 2024; | |
| 18 | 28 | WHEREAS, September 11 is Meskerem 1 on the Ethiopian calendar, the date that | |
| 19 | - | tradition recognizes as when Makeda, the Queen of Sheba, returned to Ethiopia after visiting King Solomon in Jerusalem; | |
| 29 | + | tradition recognizes as when Makeda, the Queen of Sheba, returned to Ethiopia after visiting | |
| 30 | + | King Solomon in Jerusalem; | |
| 20 | 31 | WHEREAS, Ethiopian New Year is known as Enkutatash, or “Gift of Jewels,” in | |
| 21 | 32 | reference to the gifts her subjects presented to Queen Makeda upon her return; | |
| 22 | 33 | WHEREAS, the Washington, DC, metropolitan area has one of the largest populations of | |
| 23 | 34 | Ethiopian-Americans and Eritrean-Americans in the United States, and many Ethiopian and | |
| 24 | 35 | Eritrean immigrants are prominent members of the Washington, DC business community; | |
| 25 | 36 | WHEREAS, Washington, DC, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, are signatories to a Sister | |
| 26 | - | Cities agreement, to create lasting partnerships and cooperation on economic development, | |
| 27 | - | WHEREAS, an Ethiopian | |
| 37 | + | Cities agreement, to create lasting partnerships and cooperation on economic development, | |
| 38 | + | public health, culture, tourism and education; and WHEREAS, an Ethiopian New Year’s Eve Gala Dinner will be held on the night of | |
| 28 | 39 | September 10, 2024 at the Watergate Hotel. | |
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| 30 | 40 | RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA , That this | |
| 31 | 41 | resolution may be cited as the “Ethiopian New Year Day Recognition Resolution of 2024”. | |
| 32 | 42 | Sec. 2. The Council recognizes the importance of and celebrates Enkutatash, the | |
| 33 | 43 | Ethiopian New Year. Members of the Council of the District of Columbia call upon all residents | |
| 34 | 44 | of the District to join our family, friends, and neighbors of Ethiopian and Ertirean descent in | |
| 35 | 45 | celebrating this occasion. | |
| 36 | - | ENROLLED ORIGINAL | |
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| 41 | - | Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately. | |
| 46 | + | Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in | |
| 47 | + | the District of Columbia Register. |