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 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - As Ethiopia prepares to celebrate the third millennium, the most popular joke in the capital goes like this: How do you say "millennium" in Amharic?
The pun of an answer — "menem yellum," which means "there is nothing" — sums up how many people here feel about the festivities to mark the third millennium, which begins after midnight Tuesday according to Ethiopia's Coptic calendar.
With the schedule of events changing and security concerns in the capital, many Ethiopians say the celebrations — which include a concert with tickets that cost what an average Ethiopian earns in two months at nearly $170 — are beyond their reach.
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