Today, January 19, 2011 is Timket (Epiphany) in Ethiopia and it is one of the greatest festivals in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church calendar. It commemorates Christ's Baptism by St. John in the Jordan River. Timket is celebrated in Ethiopia two weeks after Genna (Ethiopian Christmas), beginning on the Eve of Timket with colorful processions and ceremonies ending on the 12th January (20th January Gregorian calendar).
In Timket, Tella and Tej are brewed, special bread is baked called "Himbash" (in Tigrigna) "Ambasha" (in Amharic), and sheep are slaughtered to mark the three-day festival. Timket is a great time of celebration throughout Ethiopia!
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