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The Great Feast - Qurban Bayram or the "Great Festival"
The 'Festival of Sacrifice' is one of the most important days in the Islamic calendar. It commemorates both the end of the Hajj pilgrimage and the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son for God.
Taking place in the Old Market, Na'ama Bay and Nabq, Sharm International Carnival opens and closes with spectacular fireworks. In between, there are four days of costume parades, body…
In Cairo, Coptic Christmas celebrates Jesus' birth on 7 January. This is the day when believers take part in religious services and concerts and typical Christmas bazaars create a magical atmosphere.
Learn to decipher hieroglyphics inscriptions and discover the fascinating world of ancient Egypt. Organised by the Calligraphy Center, Hieroglyphic Courses for adults run annually from October…
Prophet Mohammed's Birthday is celebrated with parades and decorations in villages, towns and cities across Egypt. Children receive a special sweet for the occasion and there is much revelry…
Held every year at venues throughout Cairo, Al Nitaq is a popular cultural festival that celebrates a huge variety of artistic disciplines, from poetry to music and art.
Shem al Nessim, meaning "sniffing the breeze", is an outdoor festival celebrated throughout Egypt. It falls on the Monday after Coptic Easter and families take a day out with a picnic in the…
Cairo's American Research Center (ARC) has long hosted Wednesday evening lectures by academics, mostly in the field of Egyptology, Egyptian, Islamic and Coptic history. You might also find…
Two weeks prior to the beginning of Ramadan, the Moulid of Abu el-Haggag celebrates Luxor's patron sheikh with a two-day street festival. Horse races, music, dance and tahtib (stick fights)…
Cairo's Wafaa Al-Nil Festival, meaning Fidelity of the Nile, remembers the ancient Egyptian veneration of the river, where beautiful girls used to be sacrificed to guarantee a good harvest.…
Festival of Tutankhamen Tomb Discovery
Egypt's Festival of Tutankhamen Tomb Discovery is an annual event organised by Luxor City Council. It celebrates the finding of the tomb on 4 November 1922, about 3500 years after the boy king…
Learn to decipher hieroglyphics inscriptions and discover the fascinating world of ancient Egypt. Organised by the Calligraphy Center, Hieroglyphic Courses for adults run annually from October…
Cairo's American Research Center (ARC) has long hosted Wednesday evening lectures by academics, mostly in the field of Egyptology, Egyptian, Islamic and Coptic history. You might also find…
The last surviving of the Seven Wonders of the World, Giza's three immense pyramids, Khufu, Khafre and Menkaure, built over 4000 years ago, were the pharaohs' necropolis. Check out Solar…
Egypt's Valley of the Kings is the resting place for dozens of the ancient rulers of the kingdom of the Nile. It is also the site for the cursed tomb of the most renowned of all Pharaohs, the…
Located on the east bank of the River Nile, Luxor Temple was originally a sacred venue for many Egyptian rituals. After it was buried under river silt, several constructions were built on top…
Boy king Tutankhamun's gold and lapis-lazuli burial-mask and coffin are highlights of the Egyptian Museum in Downtown Cairo. With over 120,000 antiquities, covering centuries of ancient…
One of Egypt's oldest surviving structures (and that's pretty old), the Sphinx near Cairo is a mythological creature, carved from one vast block of limestone. It features the body of a lion, a…
Egypt's Karnak Temple is still, after 4000 years, one of the most impressive religious structures in the world. A city of gods and godlike priest-kings in its heyday, it features three central…
An unmissable landmark, the Citadel near Islamic Cairo was home to Egypt's rulers for 700 years. With great city views - and breezes - the huge fortress contains mosques, palaces and museums…
