TIMKET FESTIVAL, ETHIOPIA
TIMKET FESTIVAL, ETHIOPIA Life is celebration. Ethiopia is cradle of human evolution, cultural diversity, dance, music, and cultural celebration. It is full of attractions. It is the land of oldest Christianity in the world popularly known as Ethiopia orthodox Christians in the world. Ethiopia also claims for presence of the holy ‘Ark of Covenant’. If, you want to see the pure form of Christianity, then, come to the land of thousands years old living culture which is Ethiopia. The land which has unique cultural diversity and eight years; eight month; eight days; behind from the modern world and still follow the age old tradition in most of the region. The land, where Jesus Christ birthday celebrated twice in a year that is, in the month of January and December too. The festival of Timket celebrates the baptism of Christ, and is considered to be Ethiopia’s most spectacular event. The night before the festivities begin, priests take the Tabots (symbols of the Ark of the Covena...