Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have been celebrating the festival of Timket, or Epiphany, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. In Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, thousands ...

An Ethiopian Orthodox priest carrying "Tabot" on his head gets off a canoe at the holy water baptism place during the annual Epiphany celebration called "Timket" to commemorate Jesus Christ's ...

Priest light incense in the city of Gondor in January during Timket - the Ethiopian Orthodox feast which commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. Also in January, final rites are ...

also called Timket, a religious festival commemorating Jesus' baptism in the Jordan River. The annual festival is recognised by UNESCO as an important intangible cultural heritage. Sign up here.

Also known as Timket, a word derived the ancient Semitic ... A water feature replicates baptism, with liquid spilling from a jug of water tilted over Jesus’s head. At the other end of the ...

Ethiopians at the church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the Timket festival, Monday Jan, 18, 2021, an Orthodox Christian occasion to mark the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan.

Celebrations have been taking place in Ethiopia's historic holy city of Gondar for the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian festival of Timket. The celebration, which marks the baptism of Jesus in the ...

The two-day holiday, called Timket, serves as a celebration of the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. On Saturday, hundreds of people walked in a procession with a replica ...

Addis Ababa, January 20, 2025 (ENA) ----The commemoration of the impressive feast of Timket (Baptism of Lord Jesus Christ) which brought peoples from various cultures and traditions conveys the ...

Followers of the Ethiopian Orthodox faith on Friday celebrated Timket -- also called the Epiphany -- a holiday commemorating Jesus’ baptism in the Jordan River. To mark the day, tents called ...

In Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, thousands of worshippers marched through the streets on Friday, the eve of the festival, to the Jan Meda sports grounds. Image source, AFP Each church took its ...