High priests ride in a boat as faithful celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
Orthodox worshipers celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
High priests ride in a boat as faithful celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
Ethiopian Orthodox devotees attend a prayer during the celebration of the Ethiopian Epiphany on the shore of lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
Ethiopian Orthodox devotees place an icon of John the Baptist baptizing Jesus, during the celebration of the Ethiopian Epiphany on the shore of lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
Ethiopian orthodox believers ride boats to celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
An Ethiopian orthodox believer jumps from a boat as faithful celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
Holy water is sprayed on Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers, during the celebration of the Ethiopian Epiphany on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
Ethiopian orthodox believers ride a boat to celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
Holy water is sprayed on Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers, during the celebration of the Ethiopian Epiphany on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
High priests celebrate Timket, the Ethiopian Epiphany, on the shore of lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
A fisherman sails on lake Dembel, in Batu, Ethiopia, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi)
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10:38 AM on Monday, January 19
By AMANUEL SILESHI
BATU, Ethiopia (AP) — Millions of Ethiopian Orthodox Christians celebrated Epiphany, locally known as Timket, on Monday, which commemorates the baptism of Jesus Christ by John the Baptist.
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