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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