Timkat - The Coptic Ethiopian Epiphany

The 11th day of Terr in the Ethiopian calendar, corresponding this year to January 20th, is celebrated the Timkat, Orthodox Tewahedo cult ephiphany, which recalls the baptism of Christ.

The 11th day of Terr in the Ethiopian calendar, corresponding this year to January 20th, is celebrated the Timkat, Orthodox Tewahedo cult ephiphany, which recalls the baptism of Christ. This celebration is best known for the thousands of pilgrims that all around Ethiopia make processions and its ritual reenactment of baptism. This particular procession in Bahir Dar ends in a church where the faithful stay praying and chanting till the next morning when, towards dawn, water is blessed and sprinkled with pipes on the participants symbolically renewing their baptismal vows. UNESCO in 2019 inscribed Timkat on the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. (Due the civil war in act in the region and the spread of the corona virus is unknown if the celebration could be held in 2021.)