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Festivals in Egypt - an Introduction
Egypt has a number of festivals in their calendar. Egypt has a very ancient civilization and most of the Festivals in Egypt are have come form those days or have the influence of those period. Most of the ancient Festivals in Egypt that one would find, are cultic, rather than civil. Though, there is no dearth of civil Festivals in Egypt.
Most of the Festivals in Egypt are fixed within the civil calendar. Either, the most of the Egypt festivals take place on a specific date, or are celebrated throughout a specific number of days. These Festivals in Egypt are sometimes called as the "annual festivals" also.
As the Egypt is an Islamic country, the most of the Festivals in Egypt are Islamic as well. Egypt is also the country of a few Coptic Christians. Therefore, one can also find a few Coptic Festivals in Egypt. In fact, the Egyptians still use the Coptic Calendar for determining their festivals.
Various Festivals in Egypt
There are a number of Festivals in Egypt that are celebrated throughout the year. Many people come to participate in those festivals. These festivals are the time when people of Egypt come close to each other, meet each other, take part in various activities relating to the festival and enjoy their time. The Festivals in Egypt plays an important role in the lives of the people of Egypt. Those have a huge impact on the society as well.
The various Festivals in Egypt include some of the famous as well as some of the little known festivals. Some of the popular Festivals in Egypt that are celebrated with lot of joy include Sham al-Naseem which is the first day of spring celebration on March 21, Leylet en-Nuktah on June 17, Revolution day on July 23, Evacuation Day on June 18, Armed Forces Day on October 6, Suez Day on October 24, Unity Day on February 22.
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Besides these, popular Festivals in Egypt also include Mawlid, Ramadan, Moulid an-Nabi, Egyptian Chirstmas etc.
Sham al-Naseem: It is one of the popular Festivals in Egypt celebrated by both the Muslims as well as the Christians. In this Egyptian festival, people welcome the first day of Spring with a festive picnic. People go for the picnic called Sham al-Naseem on March 21 where 'Midamis' or the kidney beans and 'fasiyah' or the dried fish are taken as the traditional food.
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