The two-day event begins with a procession of the sacred “tabots”, holy replicas of the Ark of the Covenant.
![](/Portals/World Expeditions/LiveBlog/WP-Images/800px-Timket_Ceremony_Gondar_Ethio-200px.jpg) In what is considered the most colourful event of the year in the country, Ethiopia’s Timket festival is an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian festival marking Epiphany. Each year, thousands of pilgrims flock to Gondar to re-enact the baptism of Jesus on the River Jordan, taking a dip in the holy waters of the historical Fasilides Bath. The two-day event begins with a procession of the sacred “tabots”, holy replicas of the Ark of the Covenant. After the ceremony, the festival becomes a jubilant celebration with rollicking dances and singing – an unforgettable scene of spectacular colour and joy.