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20/01/12. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The festival of Timket is celebrated in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Worshippers, priests, deacons and visiting clergy gather on Jan Meda and congregate around the pool and compound from where the Patriarch blesses and baptises the faithful. Picture shows the statue of John the Baptist baptising Jesus. Photo credit: Jane Hobson
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