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Worshippers waiting at St Michael’s Church
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Girls singing at St Michael’s festival
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Crowd waiting at St Michael’s Church
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Worshippers at St Michael’s Church
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Worshippers buying candles at St Michael’s Church
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
St Michael’s Day festival at St Michael’s Church near Addis Ababa
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Women and children returning home from Temkat festival
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Church dignitary at Trinity Church
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Listeners at Trinity Church Temkat ceremony
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
The Bishop of Harar preaching at Trinity Church
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Debteras dancing before the Ark of the Lord
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Debteras ready to begin their dance.
The tabot or a book of scripture has been placed before the clergy with young acolytes in attendance. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the…
Debteras ready to dance at Trinity Church Temkat celebrations
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Crowd moving towards Trinity Church
Temkat ceremonies were held in several places in succession. Best clothes are worn for the occasion. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the…
Crowd moving towards Trinity Church
Temkat ceremonies were held in several places in succession. Best clothes are worn for the occasion. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the…
Nun at prayer before the sacred tablets
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Devotion of the faithful before the sacred tablets
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Crowd at Temkat festival
The temporary structure in the background possibly contains either tablets associated with St Michael or the tabot, the replica of the Ark of the Covenant, which has a central place in an Ethiopian church. The original slide was taken during a…
Debteras performing liturgical dance at Temkat
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Church dignitary at Temkat
This gentleman's clothing indicates he is surely an elevated dignitary. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide.…
Dignitaries at Temkat
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Procession at Temkat
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Acolytes with banner at Temkat
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Acolytes at Temkat
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Young participant at Temkat celebrations
The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the collection extensively for lectures on…
Debteras at Temkat
The debteras (deacons) are waiting to perform a liturgical dance. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used…
Bishop of Harar preaching at Temkat
The imperial throne is seen here covered with red cloth. The Emperor, who usually attended this ceremony, was absent from Addis Ababa on this occasion. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during…
Temkat celebrations
The faithful “re-baptise” each other by splashing water. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the…
Temkat at Addis Ababa racecourse
A priest blessing the water at the pool. The original slide was taken during a three-week visit to Ethiopia and Eritrea undertaken during Elliott Forsyth’s study leave in 1959, from the University of Adelaide. Elliott used the images in the…
Addis Ababa at the beginning of the Temkat celebrations
Temkat is the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of Epiphany. Timket celebrates the Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. This is one of a great many religious feasts observed by the Ethiopian church. The original slide was taken during a three-week…