Drums, chants and celebrations as Ethiopians mark the baptism of Jesus

Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have been celebrating the festival of Timket, or Epiphany, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan. In the town of Batu, on the shores of Lake Dambal in Ethiopia's Oromia region, priests from the local churches escort replicas of the Ark of Covenant...

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