Egyptian Holidays

Andrew Buisson and Jinny Kim

Ramadan

Ramadan starts on the ninth month of the Muslim calendar.Ramadan is a time where people concentrate on their beliefs and less on everyday things like, eating and drinking.When the people fast they can’t eat or drink for the whole day until about five o clock.They can only eat before the sun rises and after the sun sets.At the end of the day the people usually have a feast called an Iftar.

Eid el Fitr

Eid means festivity and Fitr means to break the fast so when some one says Eid el Fitr it means a festivity that breaks the fast.Eid el Fitr is a holiday after Ramadan that is three days long.Eid el Fitr is the time to get ready for the big Iftar after the Fast.

Eid el Adha

Eid el Adha is otherwise known as the feast of sacrifice.This is the day when Abraham was about to sacrifice his son and almost did but a booming voice said sacrifice a ram instead.The people sacrifice a cow or lamb and only eat one third of it the rest goes to the poor.

Sham el Nessim

Sham el Nessim means sniffing the breeze.Sham el Nessim starts at the begginning of spring.Sham el Nessim is almost 4,500 years old.Sham el nessim is celebrated by eating traditional food.

Quizz!

1.What is fasting?

A. A time when people don’t eat.B. A time when people don’t drink.C. A time period in where people don’t eat or drink.

D. All of the above

If you think C….

Then you are correct!!

2. What did Abraham do on the hill?

A. He sacrificed himself.B. He was about to sacrifice his

son but sacrificed a ram instead because a loud voice said he could.

C. He sacrificed a ram.

D. He sacrificed a goat.

If you think B….

Then you are correct!

A. An iftar is a huge feast and eid el fitr is three days long.

B. An iftar is a holiday and the eid is two days long.

C. An iftar is a piece of clothing and the eid is one day long.

D. An iftar is a food and the eid is only half a day long.

3. What is an Iftar and how long is Eid el fitr?

If you think A.

You are correct!

4. What does sham el Nessim mean?

A. Sniffing the roses.B. Picking our noses.C. Sniffing our toes.D. Sniffing the breeze

If you think D.

You are correct!

Sources of information

The Fast of Ramadan.11/18/08. http://www.holidays.net/ramadan/story.htm.Eid el Fitr. 11/18/08. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eid_ul-Fitr. Eid el Adha. 11/18/08. http://www3.kumc.edu/diversity/ethnic_relig/eid-al-adha.html.

Sham el Nessim. Heba Fatteen Bizzari.11/19/08. http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/sha

melnaseen.htm.

Sources of Pictures

Ramadan’s pictures

Iftar Duasi. 11/25/08. www.zamanbitiyor.com/haber_detay.asp?haberID=1250.

Image:Iftar beguni.JPG. 11/25/08. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Iftar_beguni.JPG.

Haberler. 11/25/08. http://www.kirac.bel.tr/haber.php?

islem=haber_detay&id=428.

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Egypt!

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