🎭 Timkat Festival
Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of Epiphany and baptism
📌 Fast Facts
- Celebrated annually on 19 January (20 in leap years)
- Commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan
- Observed by Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo churches
- Features ritual reenactments of baptism at bodies of water across Ethiopia
Timkat is a major religious festival in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo churches, observed annually on 19 January—or 20 January in leap years—corresponding to the 11th day of Terr in the Ge'ez calendar. The festival marks the Epiphany and celebrates the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan. It is among the most significant observances in Ethiopian Christian life and draws participants from across the country and diaspora communities ...