Eritrea: Epiphany - of Tabots and Water Splashes!

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Eritrea: Epiphany - of Tabots and Water Splashes!

Analysis - Eritrea celebrates a host of holidays in January. First comes New Year, followed by the Orthodox Christmas, and twelve days later comes another holiday to celebrate: Timket or the Epiphany, as it is called. I am somewhat certain we all gain quite a bit of weight over these twenty days of nonstop feasting and celebrations.

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