
Egypt During Easter time
Easter time is a very special time for Egyptians, they celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after spending 40 Days of prayers. The Egyptian churches celebrate this after the end of the Great Lent period, which reaches 55 days, and then the Egyptian churches celebrate the glorious Easter after the end of the Great Lent period which reaches 55 days. The heads of the Egyptian churches pray the glorious Easter Mass with the Egyptian people in celebration of the Easter holiday. When you visit Egypt, you will see many Iconic churches that have a very valuable history which you can visit during your Cairo Day Tours with Cairo Top Tours.
Furthermore, When Christianity entered Egypt in the middle of the first century AD, the Egyptians kept their customs and even gave them a spiritual meaning that was shared with Easter. For example, eggs symbolize the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Just as a chick emerges from an egg by itself, Jesus Christ emerged from the grave, rising from the dead by himself. Hence the connection between Easter and Sham el-Nessim, which to this day is only determined based on Easter, becoming the second day of the feast and a symbol of Jesus Christ’s conquest of paradise, as celebrated by the Coptic Church.
Celebrating Easter in Egypt has very special traditions and appearances and one of the most prominent is having vacations in Egypt during Egypt Easter Tours. Enjoy your Egypt Nile cruise Tours by sailing on the Great Nile River and discovering the artifacts of the two beautiful historical cities of Luxor and Aswan. In addition, you can have a relaxing time on one of the Red Sea beaches where you enjoy the sunny weather, warm vibes, golden sands, and crystal-clear water like Harshada and Sharm El Shiekh. Both cities are very rich with coral reefs and enchanting scenes of various types of fish and beautiful nature. Choose your itinerary from Hurghada Day Tours and have an unforgettable time.
Besides, you can have an exceptional time during Egypt Classic Tours to see the Great Giza Pyramids and visit one of the most enjoyable and luxurious beaches on the North Coast and the New Alamein City. The New cities have high-quality services like lavish hotels, luxurious restaurants, and fun and musical parties on the enchanting beach. Contact the Cairo Top Tours team and choose your itinerary to spend a good vacation with your partners.
The celebration of Easter, in the Christian liturgical calendar, begins with a special period. Lent is a season of preparation before the Easter celebrations. By observing the 40 days of Lent, Christians replicate Jesus Christ's sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for 40 days. Lent is marked by fasting, both from food and festivities. It begins on Ash Wednesday, is the day following the Shrove Tuesday of Carnival, and ends with the Easter triduum, a period of three days' observance, specifically Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. The duration recalls the 40 days spent by Jesus in the desert following his baptism in the Jordan River.
Celebrations of the "Glorious Resurrection Day", which is the largest holiday in Christianity, declare the victory of life over death, as Copts rejoice in the resurrection of Christ, and begin with the holiday mass, where cheerful hymns are chanted and bells ring, amid an atmosphere of joy.
The celebration of Easter, in the Christian liturgical calendar, begins with a special period. Lent is a season of preparation before the Easter celebrations. By observing the 40 days of Lent, Christians replicate Jesus Christ's sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert for 40 days. Lent is marked by fasting, both from food and festivities. It begins on Ash Wednesday, is the day following the Shrove Tuesday of Carnival, and ends with the Easter triduum, a period of three days' observance, specifically Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. The duration recalls the 40 days spent by Jesus in the desert following his baptism in the Jordan River.
The last week of approaching Easter is called Holy Week and begins on the Sunday preceding the holiday. Palm Sunday, reminiscent of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, was welcomed by the crowd stirring branches of palm trees. In that same week, there is Holy Thursday, which begins the celebrations of the Easter triduum. The latter is composed of the three days that precede Easter and retrace the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Egypt boasts an interesting historical heritage, very rich and varied as well as an enviable climate, the combination of these factors makes this country the ideal destination for the holiday Easter tours, an excellent time to enjoy the beauty of the country in a sweet climate and temperate. Egypt also knows this holiday, which is celebrated religiously by Coptic Christians, but the ancient Egyptians hosted an occasion dedicated to spring almost concurrently, it is called Sham el-Nessim, and it would seem to find the roots of the current Christian Easter.
The great Pharaonic civilisation is the origin of Sham El Nessim, one of the earliest Egyptian celebrations. It was celebrated at the start of spring by the ancient Egyptians. Although it is a holiday with a purely Egyptian character, it is closely associated with the Christian Easter.
Already, the ancient Egyptians offered salted fish, lettuce, and onions to their deities during the spring festival known as Shemu. After the Christianization of Egypt, the feast was associated with Easter, because it also happened in the spring. With the Islamic conquest of Egypt, the party was established on Easter Monday. Being the lunar Islamic calendar and therefore not fixed with respect to the solar year, the date of Sham el-Nessim remained that linked to Christianity. The term Shemu was later adapted to Arabic as Sham el-Nessim or (Smelling the breeze).
Thanks to Egypt's nice weather during the Easter holidays in Egypt, we have also discovered what the taste of tours in Egypt is and how to organize a trip to Egypt and take an Egypt tour to visit most of the classic sites such as the Giza pyramids and the Great Sphinx, Khan El Khalili bazaar and many other archaeological sites to visit adding that you can try Nile cruise tours in Egypt admiring the natural beauty and Egyptian history of our great pharaohs who wrote a very respectful history and civilization.
You can visit the monasteries, as Egypt is full of monasteries in Upper Egypt and in Wadi El Natrun, in addition to those in Saint Catherine. You can take the opportunity on this holiday to visit the monasteries and churches.
You can also have a very unique experience in Egypt during Easter by trying the Siwa Oasis tour from Cairo which is one of the unusual tours from Cairo which can be arranged easily by Cairo Top Tours.
It is dedicated in Egypt and the world to celebrate the glorious Easter, which comes after the period of holy spiritual fasting, as the spiritual fasting contracts begin for Holy Week, which is the last week of Lent, which is the holiest days of the Christian year.
Celebrations were associated with the serving of dried and salted fish, such as feseekh. Egyptians preferred to stroll through the gardens and eat salted fish.
In modern times, Sham El-Nessim has become a national holiday celebrated by all Egyptians, regardless of religious distinction. This underscores the cohesion and solidarity of Egyptian society and its respect for inherited customs and traditions.
There are inherited Sham El-Nessim rituals:
Egyptians bring colored eggs with them in the gardens, in addition to onions and lettuce.