State media says "484th Butta Ceremony to Be Held This Year"

The Ethiopian Herald (Addis Ababa)
September 13, 2006
The 484th Butta ceremony organized among the Oromo people to evaluate Abba Gadda's would be held this Ethiopian year, the Gadda System Advancement Party said.
Party Acting Chairman Workineh Taddese told ENA yesterday that the ceremony is organized with an interval of four years while Jilla ceremony in which Abba Gadda's transfer their authority is held with an interval of eight years.
He said the current Ethiopian year is a special year among the Oromo people as it is a year that Butta ceremony is organized.
Workineh called on the Oromo people to colourfully mark the ceremony.
The Gadda System Advancement Party is making preparations to celebrate its fourth year anniversary, Workineh said.