Caption

Orthodox christian persons waiting their turn to get rid of evil spirits, Tigray state, Ethiopia. Many orthodox christians believe problems are due to evil spirits. So they go to the local orthodox church compound where there is a makeshift space dedicated to this function. Once inside, they wash their body with holy water. The monk controls that everything works correctly while his aide reads holy scriptures

Date

Jan 15, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Franck Metois

Reference

BRK24I36_386

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No

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Rights managed

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34,5Mb (2,2Mb) / 14,2in x 9,4in / 4256 x 2832 (300dpi)

Keywords

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