A priest carries a picture of Christ on the cross as final preparations are made as Timkat celebrations get under way on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. Timkat is the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian festival which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan river. During the festival, Tabots, or models of the Ark of the Covenant, are taken from churches around Gondar and paraded through the streets to Fasilides Bath. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Ethiopian Orthodox priests carry a Tabot during a procession to mark the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers take part in a procession to mark the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Women pose for a photograph in traditional Ethiopian dress during the annual Timkat Epiphany celebration on January 19, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





A woman prays next to a large Ethiopian flag and a picture of Christ outside a church as Timkat celebrations get under way on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Members of the Ethiopian Orthodox clergy attend Mass at Fasilides Bath during the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 19, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers swim in Fasilides Bath during the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 19, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





A worshipper bangs a drum during a procession to mark the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Boys clean large cooking pots in the grounds of Debre Birhan Selassie Church ahead of the annual Timkat celebration, on January 17, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





A picture depicting the Three Kings is displayed on cloth decorated with flowers on Debre Birhan Selassie Church ahead of the annual Timkat celebration, on January 17, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Woman pray in the grounds of a church as Timkat celebrations get under way on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Ethiopian Orthodox priests carry Tabots into the tower at Fasilides Bath during the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Women pose for a selfie photograph during the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Young men sing and dance during the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Worshippers sing and clap during a procession to mark the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





A girl looks on as worshippers and Ethiopian Orthodox priests carrying Tabots take part in a procession to mark the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





A trainee Ethiopian Orthodox priest looks out from the tower at Fasilides Bath as he awaits the arrival of the Tabot procession during the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Battle scenes are depicted on the wall of Debre Birhan Selassie Church ahead of the annual Timkat celebration, on January 17, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)





Ethiopian Orthodox priests wait to enter the tower at Fasilides Bath during the annual Timkat epiphany celebration on January 18, 2017 in Gondar, Ethiopia. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)