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Thursday 20 January 2022

Ethiopians revel in Jesus baptism festival





Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have been celebrating the festival of Timket, or Epiphany, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.



Ethiopian Orthodox priests stand next to the pool of Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timkat, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia, on January 19, 2022
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Worshippers gathered on Wednesday at the Fasilides Bath, a sacred site just outside the city of Gondar.

Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers at the compound of Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia – 19 January 2022
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For the Timket festival the bath is filled with water so the baptism can be re-enacted.

Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers at the compound of Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia – 19 January 2022
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Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers at the compound of Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia – 19 January 2022
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Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers at the compound of Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia – 19 January 2022
AFPCopyright: AFP
Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers at the compound of Fasilides Bath during the celebration of Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, in the city of Gondar, Ethiopia – 19 January 2022

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