Timket

Celebrating Epiphany | Ethiopia’s most colorful holiday of the year.

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Timket is the greatest colorful festival of Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia. The festival of Timket falls on January 20. It is observed in commemoration of Jesus Christ’s baptism in River Jordan. Timket is a two-day affair and all the ceremonies are conducted with great pomp.

Timket traces its roots back to biblical times. In the early days of Judaism, a sacred box overlaid with gold was kept in the most holy place in the Jewish temple. Known as the Ark of the Covenant, it represented the coming Messiah.

Fast forward to the first millennium, when Jesus of Nazareth was hailed by many as that long-awaited Messiah. His earthly ministry was marked by baptism in the Jordan River. Ever since, Ethiopian Orthodox churches have treasured and closely guarded their own model of the Ark of the Covenant, called a tabot. The tabot only leaves the church during Timket, when it’s carried with great pomp to a nearby pool or river and immersed, along with many of the Christian faithful, in commemoration of Jesus’ baptism.


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