Neil Luksor Prazdnichki Prazdnichkis plain. Mosques of Egypt quite often become the centre of religious holidays in Egypt
Maulida – religious holidays in Egypt
In winter time tourists have a possibility to have a look at a marathon arranged on the West bank when all Egypt in February (on February 16) watches a marathon. Start and the finish - in Deyr-el-Bakhri, a detail can be found out in tourist service. National religious holidays in Egypt - маулиды - pass once a year in coordination with a Muslim calendar. Generally it actions of local value on which there is a little тыщ a person, but still are also the big carnival collecting to one million феллахов from all Top Egypt therefore try to date own tourist rest in Egypt for these holidays. Maulida usually have for two months, previous to Ramadan and certain hotels of Egypt of the price lift for the period of celebrations. Local inhabitants hardly designate to you exact date, but they always know, what holiday goes on this moment. Foreigners willingly start up on holidays, but it is necessary to be afraid of pickpockets. The biggest and known маулид Abu el-Hadzhadzh is led to honour of the sheikh-patron of Luxor, whose mosque rises over the temple. During a holiday big platforms with scenery move on the streets filled with people: certain from them others are devoted to professions (so, carriers carry the bolshushchy image of horse crew), - to the sheikh. Big crowds are flown down to have a look on зикр at Abu el-Hadzhadzh mosque and participate in usual amusements. Here fights on sticks (тахтиб) under a drumbeat and sounds мизмаров (an oboe version) and jumps (мирмах) on which equestrians skip, as mad are arranged, and at once stop directly before weight, lifting dust clouds, those noteworthy traditions of Egypt. The holiday lasts with 1st on the 14th date шаабан and comes to the end in two weeks prior to Ramadan.
Holidays in Egypt during Ramadan
During Ramadan people in Egypt award themselves for day restrictions, gathering in the evenings at a mosque of Egypt of Abu el-Hadzhadzh to have a look on зикр and to participate in dancings. Maulid Ali Musa proceeds week, лейла кебир («big night») falls on the 6th date раджаб. Music, a radeniye and fires round a tomb of the sheikh, at arrival to the village Karnak is a show which cannot be passed. Approximately at the same time on other end of the small town, in Avmy, villagers suit a holiday in honour of own sheikh Ahmed al-Adasi who is known that was in dreams to the Egyptians working in Italy and Morocco. The holiday lasts week. It reveals jumps on camels on the blizkoraspolozhenny waste ground. Over the main Avmiya Street the canopy under which loudly sing муншиды is arranged. Further exhibition ranks and a tent for зикра суфиев are arranged. After лейла кебир (the 14th date раджаб) comes finishing day of the festivals, the called Ad-Dara: on streets of the small town parade of horses and camels is arranged, and inhabitants shower the friend to the friend with sweets. Forget about what beaches in Egypt when all country will be transformed to one big holiday!
Inimitable rounds to Egypt from Kaliningrad will present to you and your family the sea of a positive and new feelings.
