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Timkat with a small group: Ethiopia’s great Epiphany festival
Every church’s tabot carried through the streets, an all-night vigil, then a blessing with water at dawn. A guide to Ethiopia’s most spectacular festival and where to see it.
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The best time to visit Ethiopia, season by season
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