Timkat

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the ge'ez calendar date?11th day of Terr
2. What is the gregorian calendar date?January 19th (January 20th in leap years)
3. What is Timkat and when is it celebrated?Timkat is Ethiopia’s big water festival that celebrates Jesus’s baptism. It is celebrated on January 19th, or January 20th in a leap year.
4. Why do people splash water during Timkat?People splash water to renew their baptism vows, just like Jesus was baptized in the River Jordan.

Epiphany: A Christian festival commemorating the manifestation of Christ's divinity, particularly his baptism.
Tabot: A sacred altar tablet in Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Churches, representing the Ark of the Covenant.
Intangible Cultural Heritage: Practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, and skills that communities recognize as part of their cultural heritage.
Ge'ez: An ancient South Semitic language, the liturgical language of the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Churches.