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Ethiopia runs on its own calendar and clock
The Ethiopian calendar has 13 months and lags the Gregorian by about seven years. The day is counted from dawn, so 7am local sunrise is called one o'clock.
Timkat
Timkat re-enacts the baptism of Christ
Ethiopian Orthodox priests carry the Tabot — a replica of the Ark of the Covenant — under embroidered umbrellas to water, where crowds are sprinkled at dawn in a mass renewal of baptism.