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A unique & colorful celebration in Ethiopia - Timkat Festival!
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Timket (Ethiopian
Epiphany) is a very important celebration of Ethiopian Orthodox
Christian followers. It is the most colorful
and greatest festival of the year, falling
on 19 January, just two weeks after Genna.
It is actually a three day affair, beginning
on the eve of Timkat with dramatic processions
(Ketera), when the priests remove the
tabots (replicas of the tablets which
were written by finger of God and given
to Moses) from each church and bless the
water of the pool or river where the next
day's celebration will take place. The
following morning, the great day itself,
Christ's baptism in the River Jordan by
John is commemorated. The water is blessed
and sprinkled over everyone in a ceremony
where the faithful renew their vows to
the church. The third day is devoted to
the archangel St. Michael, one of Ethiopia's
most popular saints. Everyone, men, women,
and children appear splendid for the three
day celebration. Dressed in the dazzling
white of the traditional dress, the locals
provide a spectacular beauty to the colorful
ceremony.We organize the Timket Festival tour together with a cultural visit to the Omo Valley where you'll
meet so many tribes and experience untouched cultures. You can also do the celebration in Gondar and continue a trekking trip to the Simien Mountains.
Please find the itineraries below
Timkat Festival & Omo Valley Tour
(Jan. 17-27, 2011)
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