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The baths where the Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany is celebrated

We left the Imperial Citadel and went northwest on the road to Bahar Dar, we were just 2 miles away when we aw a rectangular wall that covered an interesting compound. We crossed a wooden gate and saw an old man who was the "guardian" , after a short chat we entered, and saw a tiny building in the "Gondarino style" which had a pair of 2-story towers at the foot that opens a pond or "pool" of about 3,000 square meters, which were the famous baths of Emperor Fasilidas. There are trees in the room, aware of the beauty of the place and merges with the stone wall achieving a magical mixture. The Ethiopian Orthodox Epiphany is celebrated here, known locally as Timkat.

(On this feast the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan is celebrated) For the occasion, the pond is filled with water from a nearby river, which as we discussed is an arduous task that can take several hours. On the appointed day the faithful, carefully dressed crowd around the "pool" where they attend the Liturgy, which never misses a copy of the Ark of the Covenant wrapped in a cloth. The highlight of the celebration is when the faithful are immersed in the pool to renew their baptismal promises and purify his soul, the crowd is such that all attendees can immerse themselves in the sacred waters. After the ceremony, the purifying water is returned to its roots and now Fasilides baths deserts, the echo of the chants of the faithful will fade with the passage of time ... the trees in the pond back up again erected in silent and almost only witnesses such beauty and solitude.
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