Pilgrim reading Bible in Amharic, Timkat festival, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Timkat festival, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Timket, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Timkat festival, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Timkat festival, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Timkat festival, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Timkat festival, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Timkat festival, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

Timkat cerimony of the ethiopian orthodox church, Timkat procession is entering the jan meda sports ground in Addis Ababa, where the three day cerimony takes place, Timkat is also the celebration of the baptism of Jesus, for this purpose sacred water is distributed, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Priests with tabot on their head, Groups of dancers and musicans are celebrating timkatTimkat cerimony of the ethiopian orthodox church, Timkat procession is entering the jan meda sports ground in Addis Ababa, where the three day cerimony takes place, Timkat is also the celebration of the baptism of Jesus, for this purpose sacred water is distributed, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

Groups of dancers and musicans are celebrating timkatTimkat cerimony of the ethiopian orthodox church, Timkat procession is entering the jan meda sports ground in Addis Ababa, where the three day cerimony takes place, Timkat is also the celebration of the baptism of Jesus, for this purpose sacred water is distributed, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

A boy dressed in ceremonial clothes during night prayer during Timkat in Lalibela, Ethiopia.

One of the most important Orthodox holidays in Ethiopia is Timkat. It is a three day celebration. It reminds the people of John the Baptists blessing of Christ in the River Jordan. Salamago district, South Ethiopia, Omo Valley, 2010

Group of priests dressed in ceremonial clothes chanting and dancing in procession during Timkat festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia

Group of priests dressed in ceremonial clothes chanting and dancing in procession during Timkat festival in Lalibela, Ethiopia

A young Ethiopian girl at the Church of Saint George during Timkat, the Orthodox Tewahedo celebration of Epiphany, celebrated on January 19th, Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Portrait of a young Ethiopian girl at the Church of Saint George during Timkat, the Orthodox Tewahedo celebration of Epiphany, celebrated on January 19th, Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia