The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

Denomination·Founded 330 CE·est. ~36 million and rising; Ethiopia's 2007 census put Orthodox Christians at 43.5 per cent of the population, and the church claims closer to 50 million.

Judaism → Christianity → Oriental Orthodoxy → The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

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Rites & Ritual

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Yearly
Timkat. On the eve of Epiphany the tabot of each church is wrapped, carried out under a canopy and taken in procession to water, where the parish keeps vigil all night. At dawn the water is blessed and thrown over the crowd, and everyone renews their baptism. It is the largest public event in the Ethiopian year and UNESCO inscribed it in 2019. When Annual, 19 January — 20 January in leap yearsWho The whole parish; the tabot is carried out and the crowd is sprinkled or immersed Go deeper — context →

Numbers count Panfaith activity only — never real-world adherence.

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