Ethiopia
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Timkat in Ethiopia
Perhaps one of the most joyous occasions in the Ethiopian calendar – actually called the Julian calendar (which is seven years and seven days later than the Gregorian calendar), is Timkat, and for me it embodies so much that is wonderful about this country: an unadulterated joy and religious fervour, a purity of mind and body, and an overwhelming tangible happiness that is quite difficult to put into words. Timkat celebrates Ephiphany; Christ’s Baptism by St John in the River Jordan and falls on January 12 each year (or for us, January 19 by our calendar). I was lucky enough to experience this festival in the city of Gondar in northern Ethiopia and it left a lasting impression…
- Traveller:
- Amelia
- Country:
- Ethiopia, Sub-Saharan Africa
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80 Senses #62… The monks of Lalibela
Rock hewn churches and yellow robed monks.
- Traveller:
- Stephanie
- Experience:
- 80 Senses
- Country:
- Ethiopia
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80 Senses #34… Ben Simpson, pilot
Robert Redford flies again.
- Traveller:
- Anna
- Experience:
- 80 Senses
- Country:
- Ethiopia, Kenya
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Ethiopia, 11 churches built in a day?
Ethiopia’s north is like a country of its own…
- Traveller:
- Tim
- Experience:
- Adventure
- Country:
- Ethiopia