Christian Orthodox priest carrying a Tabot at the Timket Festival

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Christian Orthodox priest carrying a Tabot at the Timket Festival. The Timkat (Amharic "baptism") (also spelled Timket, or Timqat) is the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of Epiphany. It is celebrated on January 19 (or 20 on Leap Year), corresponding to the 10th day of Terr following the Ethiopian calendar. Timket celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River.

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Location: Jar Mada, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Photo credit: © Clive Chilvers / Alamy / Afripics
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