Kerolos+Marcos

I am Kerolos Marcos. I am a fourth-year primary student in Alnahda Language School in Sohag. I saw my brother Mina when he wrote his topics to help Egypt to be the best. I told him to teach me to make a topic i﻿ n this wiki. He agreed and now I am happy to do this work. As one of this project members, I'll write about holidays in Egypt.

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= Holida﻿ y﻿ s in E﻿gypt = **Holidays in Egypt** have many classifications. There are a set of public holidays celebrated by the entire population. Since Islam is the stat﻿e religion, the Islamic holidays are observed by all Egyptians. Christian holidays are not national holidays (except eastern Christmas), however the Christians are permitted to observe these holidays. National Holidays The following holidays are celebrated across the country, with the government offices and ministries closed. These holidays are either national secular holidays or important religious holidays. Movable Holidays The following days are public holidays but the date on which each occurs varies, according to its corresponding Coptic or Islamic calendar, and thus has no set date. In order in which they occur: Other Holidays These holidays are widely celebrated, yet government offices, public institutions and ministries remain open.
 * **Date** || **English Name** || **Description** ||
 * January 7 || Christmas (Old Calendarists) || Celebrates the nativity of Jesus Christ, according to the Oriental Coptic Orthodox Church (Old calendarist) ||
 * January 25 || [|National Police Day] || Celebration of the Egyptian National Police ||
 * April 25 || Sinai Liberation Day || Celebrates the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai Peninsula in 1982. ||
 * May 1 || [|Labour Day] ||  ||
 * July 23 || [|Revolution Day] || Celebrates the 1952 Revolution ||
 * October 6 || [|Armed Forces Day] || Celebrates the crossing of the Suez Canal by Egyptian forces during the October War ||
 * **English Name** || **Description** ||
 * [|Sham El Nessim](Spring festival) || The Monday following Orthodox Easter ||
 * [|Islamic New Year] || The first day of the year based on the lunar Islamic calendar (1 Muharram) ||
 * [|Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad] || The birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, according to the Sunni account (12 Rabi al-Awwal) ||
 * [|Eid al-Fitr] || Breaking of the fast of Ramadan, for three days (1-3 Shawwal) ||
 * [|Eid al-Adha] || End of the Hajj and commemoration of the Sacrifice of Abraham, for four days (10-13 Dhu al-Hijjah) ||
 * **Date** || **English Name** || **Description** ||
 * January 1 || [|New Year's Day] || The New Year according to the Gregorian calendar ||
 * March 3 || Sportsmen's day || Celebrates all Egypt's sportsmen ||
 * March 21 || [|Mother's Day] || Celebrates all mothers ||
 * June 18 || Evacuation Day ( //Eid el-Galaa// ) || Celebrates the evacuation of foreign troops in 1954 ||
 * August 15 || [|Flooding of the Nile]( //Wafaa Elnil// ) || Celebrates the beginning of the Nile floods ||
 * October 21 || Egyptian Naval Day || Celebrates the destruction of Israeli destroyer Eilat in 1967 ||
 * October 24 || Suez Day / Popular Resistance Day || Celebrates the resistance of local citizens in Suez during the October War. ||
 * December 23 || [|Victory Day] || Celebrates the ending of the Suez Crisis ||

=== Now I will talk about three of these holi﻿ days: === = = == Sh﻿ am EL-Nessim ==

Sham El-Nessim which comes immediately after Easter; so, it always occurs on Monday. Egyptians have been celebrating Sham El-Nessim (or Spring Day) for more than 4500 years. It is called Sham El-Nessim because the harvest season in ancient Egypt was called "Shamo". In Arabic, Sham means smell and El-Nessim means air. In ancient Egypt, Egyptians used to offer **salted fish**, **lettuce** and **onion** to Egyptian deities in this festivity. The same kinds of food are still eaten in Egypt on this day, as a tradition giving the day a special taste. Lettuce represents the feeling of hopefulness at the beginning of spring. As for **eggs**, they symbolize the renewal of life in this season. Many people dye eggs in delightful colors. It is believed that ancient Egyptians were the first to practice this habit. Salted fishes are also eaten on this day because they symbolize fertility and welfare. === <span style="color: #0000ff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: center;">Col<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">﻿ orful Eggs ===

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**New Year's Day** is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome. With most countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, New Year's Day is the closest thing to being the world's only truly global public holiday, often celebrated with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Wearing new clothes and dressing up in colorful dresses are a part of the customs followed in Egypt. Giving gifts in various shapes are an important part of the New Year customs in Egypt. The children receive New Year gifts like sweets, which they are fond of. The boys receive a sweet that is in the shape of a boy on horseback. Girls receive gifts shaped in the form of a girl wearing a dress. These gifts are wrapped in colorful papers to make them look attractive.The adults regard the New Year to be a special day for paying visits to friends. One can find the father or the head of the family in certain villages in Egypt wishing each other by going from house to house. This is done and continues till many people are collected. As the number increases they finally go to the Mayor's house to wish him on New Year.



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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">March 21, filling of many feasts and holidays, the day of the spring equinox, the start of spring as the flowers bloom and grow trees and birds sing. Also mother’s day, who is known in many countries of the world and has often made gifts for mothers on this day. And also raised the idea on date of Earth which accept all of us although all human diversity. In Egypt, Mothers Day is celebrated on March 21st. Families usually gather for a special celebration and give gifts to their mother to honor her. In Egypt, an “ideal mother” is selected and honored for that year. .

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