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Timkat

Ethiopian Epiphany: after the blessing of the water, families feast on stews, injera and honey wine.

Orthodox priests before dancing for 2015 Timkat ceremony, in Jan Meda, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Photo: Jean Rebiffé, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Timkat

Timkat is the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of the baptism of Jesus. The tabot, a replica of the Ark, is carried from each church to water the evening before, and at dawn the water is blessed and sprinkled over the crowd. The feast that follows is one of the largest of the year. Households brew tella and tej in advance, bake bread, and slaughter a sheep or cook doro wat. The food is eaten together from one tray, and guests are pressed to eat more.

The dishes

WatChicken stew cooked for the feast after the blessing.InjeraThe shared flatbread under every stew.TellaHome beer brewed days ahead for Timkat.TejHoney wine served to guests.
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Timkat" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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