Abunä Paulos, Timkat (Epiphany), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 2009 Abunä Paulos, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, watches the Timkat ceremony at Jan Meda Field, Addis Ababa.
Procession #4, Timkat (Epiphany), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 2009 I’m really having trouble conveying the size of the crowd in an image that is really pleasing to me, but here you can see some of the extent of the procession (there is easily as much or more behind me, and more around the corner in front.
Ceremony, Timkat (Epiphany), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 2009 Däbtäras perform liturgical dance on the stage in front of the priests carrying the tabot during the first day of the Timkat celebrations.
Cross, Timkat (Epiphany), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, January 2009 A young priest with a processional cross; liturgical umbrellas are in the background.