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Timkat (Ge'ez: ጥምቀት T’imk’et) is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church celebration of Epiphany. It is celebrated on 19 January (or 20 in a leap year), corresponding to the 11th day of Terr in the Ge'ez calendar. Timkat celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
This is a timeline of events during the year 2025 which relate to religion. ... Epiphany; 7 - Christmas Eastern Orthodox; 14 - Guru Gobind Singh's birthday; 14 ...
Source: [7]. 1 January – New Year's Day; 6 January – Epiphany 3 March – Clean Monday 25 March – Greek Independence Day 18 April – Labour Day 19 April – Orthodox Good Friday
Since the Epiphany is one of the seven great feasts of the Coptic Orthodox Church, it is a day of strict fasting, and several religious celebrations are held on this day. The day is related to the blessing of waters that are used all throughout the year in the church celebrations, and it is a privileged day to celebrate baptisms.
Source: [4]. 1 January - New Year's Day; 6 January - Epiphany 18 March - Clean Monday 25 March - Greek Independence Day 1 April - Cyprus National Day 18 April - Orthodox Good Friday
A Russian city near the Ukrainian border canceled its traditional Orthodox Epiphany festivities on Friday due to the threat of attacks as Kyiv’s forces pursue a new strategy with the war ...
Source: [2]. 1 January - New Year's Day; 7 January - Orthodox Christmas 19 January - Epiphany 10 February - Fenkil Day; 8 March - International Women's Day 30 March – Eid al-Fitr
But the Russian Orthodox Church, the largest communion in Eastern Orthodoxy, has stayed on the old calendar, observing Christmas on Jan. 7 on the new calendar, as have Serbian, Georgian and some ...