Timkat
Sign in to savethumb|An Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Tewahedo ceremony at Fasilides' Bath in [[Gondar, Ethiopia, celebrating Timkat (Epiphany).]] Timkat (Ge'ez: ጥምቀት T’imk’et) is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church celebration of Epiphany. It is celebrated on 19 January (or 20 in a leap year), corresponding to the 11th day of Terr in the Ge'ez calendar.
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thumb|An Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Tewahedo ceremony at Fasilides' Bath in [[Gondar, Ethiopia, celebrating Timkat (Epiphany).]] Timkat (Ge'ez: ጥምቀት T’imk’et) is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church celebration of Epiphany. It is celebrated on 19 January (or 20 in a leap year), corresponding to the 11th day of Terr in the Ge'ez calendar.
Timkat celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. This festival is best known for its ritual reenactment of baptism (similar to such reenactments performed by numerous Christian the Holy Land when they visit the Jordan).
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