Ethiopian priests and monks walk during the annual festival of Timkat in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The festival celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. During Timkat, the Tabot, a model of the ...

May I wish you all a happy and blessed Timkat season. Tim­kat, I should explain, is an important festival of the 40-million-strong Orthodox Church of Ethiopia. By common consent, it is one of the ...

On Sunday, January 19, the spirit of celebration filled the air as over 45 South African churches, alongside communities worldwide, commemorated Timkat, the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of the ...

Ariela Weinburg‘s adjustment to living in Addis Ababa has been a struggle. From the slaughter of a sheep on her doorstep to the living conditions, the culture shock keeps coming on 90 Day Fiance: The ...

Ethiopian Orthodox pilgrims have attended a ceremony at the Fasilides baths during the Timkat festival in Gondar. Timkat is the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian festival which celebrates the baptism of ...

Hundreds of people have gathered in Birmingham to celebrate Timkat, the Ethiopian Epiphany. The colourful festival takes place on 19 January but festivities start on the evening before. It marks the ...

Christians from the Ethiopian Orthodox church celebrate the first day of the festival of Timkat, or Epiphany, in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. The annual festival ...

Timkat commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan, was marred this year by the collapse of a wooden seating structure during a pivotal ceremony in the northern Ethiopian city of Gondar, an ...