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Holidays in Egypt
Many holidays in Egypt are marked in accordance with traditional age-old traditions, and the Egyptians, regardless of their religious beliefs, is not alien to the celebration of both Muslim and Christian holidays.
Festivals and Events in Egypt
Hours en-ness: the day the Egyptians put on the table a special dish of salted fish - "fesih" (salted fish and leave to marinate for a few months), and many families go on picnics on the nature, eat a lot of sweets, present each other with flowers and small souvenirs.
Sun Festival at Abu Simbel (on February 22 and October 22, 2015): for tourists are organized in honor of the holiday celebrations, accompanied by dancing and singing, laser show and costume show. As for the locals, they are not averse to act as guides and interpreters for the tourists.
Coptic Christmas (Egyptians, professing Christians are Copts) holiday (January 7) is accompanied by a solemn devotions and godparents moves. Pilgrims coming to Egypt at this time, prefer to visit the holy places - the Church of St. Sergius, St. Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai. But Coptic Christmas - it's not just the event of a religious nature: in honor of the holiday made plenty going for a table on which there are meat dishes and sweets, as well as take part in the festivities.
Flooding of the Nile (August): despite the fact that today is not the Nile overflows due to built in 1971 Aswan High Dam, the Egyptians still celebrate this event for 15 days, which is accompanied by sporting competitions in rowing, swimming and windsurfing, flower shows, festive presentation.
Event tourism in Egypt
As part of the event tour offers to take part in the celebration of various events. For example, visit the Luxor during the celebration of Abu al-Haggag. During two days here to put on street show with dances and songs, horse races and battles near cane drum music. In addition, everyone will be able to see Luxor hits.
If you decide to come to Egypt on New Year's Eve, you can relax from the cold and slush and soak up the African sun (many bathe in the sea). It should be noted that in December and January on the Egyptian resorts festive atmosphere reigns - in the shopping center and hotel complex lit illumination and decorate the room with artificial fir or thuja. Despite the fact that the Egyptians celebrate the New Year in September, for the tourists in hotels organize special entertainment programs - you will be glad to belly dancing and all sorts of performances.
Egypt brought glory not only of ancient artifacts, but also fun events in celebration of which offer numerous guests to take part of the country.