Ethiopia's Timkat Draws Crowds to Ancient Royal Baths

Publisher:
Agence France-Presse
Publication Date:
20 January 2014
Tags:
Ethiopia, Religion

Hundreds of people cloaked in white shrouds and chanting biblical hymns gather from the early hours at the holy baths in northern Ethiopia to celebrate Timkat, which marks the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan.

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