Young Ethiopian Orthodox Christians hold an image of Mary and Jesus as they parade in richly embroidered gownsPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesA young girl dressed in white participates in the traditional celebration marking the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan riverPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesThe tabots from St Michael's churches leave the Fasilides baths. During Timkat, tabots, or models of the Ark of the Covenant are taken from churches and paraded through the streetsPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images
Priests carry incense during a procession through the streetsPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesChristians in the traditional white shrouds during the festivalPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesPilgrims jump into the blessed waters of the Fasilides baths, built in 1632Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesThousands of Orthodox Christians walk towards the Fasilides bathsPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesA priest waves incensePhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesA priest pictured during celebrationsPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesPilgrims pray by candlelight during a ceremony at the Fasilides bathsPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesPilgrims attend the ceremony as they gather at the holy baths at FasilidesPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesPilgrims pray by candlelight to celebrate epiphanyPhotograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty ImagesPilgrims pray by candlelight Photograph: Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images
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