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Hailu Zeleke, who is of the title of,  Megabe Habtat Kes at Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church holds a cross at the beginning of the traditional washing of the feet and hands at the Ethiopian Orthodox church on Thursday April 21, 2011 in Washington, DC.  The clergy of the church washed the hands and feet of the parishioners.  (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)

Hailu Zeleke, who is of the title of, Megabe Habtat Kes at Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church holds a cross at the beginning of the traditional washing of the feet and hands at the Ethiopian Orthodox church on Thursday April 21, 2011 in Washington, DC. The clergy of the church washed the hands and feet of the parishioners. (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)