Timkat (Epiphany) is the most important festival in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church calendar. It commemorates Christ's Baptism by St. John in the Jordan River. Crowds of revellers, all dressed in white, dance and sing in the streets to the beating of drums. Priests, decked out in jewel encrusted velvet and satin robes, carry a Tabot (symbol of the Ark of the Covenant containing the Ten Commandments) in a grand procession through the streets.
Demo reel for the documentary on traditional ethiopian music by Milos Simovic & Vladimir Radojicic