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Most holidays and festivals celebrated in Egypt are determined by the Islamic calendar however, several Coptic Christian holidays are widely celebrated.

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Ramadan is one of the most important holidays in Egypt. This holiday gets its name from the ninth month of the Muslim lunar year in which it occurs as a celebration of the first part of the announcement of the Qur'an to the Prophet Mohammed. Ramadan is known to Egyptians as the month of fasting.While fasting from dawn until sunset, Egyptians would avoid eating food, drinking liquids, and smoking.

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The Flooding of the Nile is celebrated by Egyptians as an annual holiday for two weeks starting August 15. Ancient Egyptians believed that the Nile flooded every year because of Isis's tears of sorrow for her husband that past away, Osiris.

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Most Egyptians regardless of their religion join this holiday with Coptic Christian's to celebrate on January 7. The week before Christmas, homes and businesses are covered in colorful lights and decorations, and there are manger scenes and special holiday bazaars in the streets. Following the midnight mass on Christmas Eve, people gather to celebrate and eat a traditional dish of rice, garlic and meat soup called fata.

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Arabic

French

English

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Egyptians wore light weight clothing to help keep cool from the extremely hot climate.

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Some of the most eaten foods in Egypt are a variation vegetables, fruits, wide varieties of juices, meat, bread, and wine.

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Ramadan
https://www.memphistours.co.uk/Egypt/Egypt-Travel-Guide/Egypt-information/wiki/Ramadan-in-Egypt

Flooding of the Nile
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding_of_the_Nile

Coptic Christmas
http://traveltips.usatoday.com/egypt-culture-festivals-9903.html

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90% of the Egyptians are Muslim and the other 8-10% of Egyptians are Christian. Most Egyptians are Muslim because it follows their culture and what they believe in.

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The official language that Egyptians speak is Arabic. Though other Egyptians do speak the foreign languages known as French and English. Many people in Egypt Arabic because that is their official or native language. The languages English and French were either learned from others or brought here by people who originally spoke these languages from other countries .

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Since this country is formally known as the Arab Republic of Egypt, their government is based on Republicanism.
Egypt was traditionally ruled by royal families until 1952, but their first free elected President was in the year of 2012.
Also in 2012 Egypt adopted the semi-presidential system where a president exists alongside a prime minister and a cabinet.

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Ingredients

Flour made from barley, millet or wheat.

Water

Leavening: leavening to us is yeast, but Egypt used sourdough starters or spent brewery grain which, unknown to them, had yeast in it.

Procedures

Mix three parts flour to one part water. Mix with the hands until it forms a sticky dough lump. If needed, add more water. You're looking for the dough to pull away from the side of the bowl, as in normal bread.

You may use yeast if you desire, but it is best to use a sourdough starter or ground brewery grain if available.

Allow to rise for thirty minutes, separate into rounds, place on a baking sheet and insert into a 300 degree oven. If you happen to have an outdoor fireplace that is food safe or barbecue grill these work wonderfully to recreate the same sorts of cooking environments these recipes came from.

Cook for about 45 minutes. Check halfway through with a knife. When a knife comes out clean, pull your bread from the oven and let it cool.

Slice like a pizza. It's perfect to serve with almost anything as a side, or, if having added meat or fruit to it, as a "sandwich" portion of food for lunch.

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http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egyptian-recipes.html

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https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-type-of-government-does-egypt-have.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Egypt

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This book as shown in the picture is the Egyptians holy book. It is known as the Quran. The Quran holds all of their beliefs, cultural practices, customs in it.

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Egyptians religion was based on polytheistic beliefs and ceremonies.The Egyptians believed in many deities such as the sun god Ra, the creator god Amun, and the mother goddess Isis.
Another aspect of their religion is that Egyptians strongly believed in the afterlife. The Egyptians made great efforts to ensure the survival of their souls after death.They would provide tombs,  and leave food and other possessions that were treasured by the person in the tomb. The Egyptians believed these items were meant to assist the dead into their journey for the afterlife.

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The Egyptian men of the working class wore a loincloth or short kilt.

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The Egyptian women wore straight dresses that either had one or both shoulder straps.

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The young children of Egypt typically wore nothing and walked around naked. When they reached the age of six years old that's when they began to wear clothes to shield them from the severe arid sun.

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Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations. Ed. Timothy L. Gall and Derek M. Gleason. Vol. 2: Africa. 13th ed. Detroit:Gale, 2012. p217-236.

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Both Men and Woman of Egypt wore make up and jewelry to honor their gods. Egyptians wore blue and green eye shadow for special events. They also wore eyeliner made of black kohl that reflects the sun to prevent the intense sun rays from damaging their eyes.

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http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/egypt/clothes.htm

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At the top of Egypts social pyramid was The Pharaoh. He was believed to be a god in human form. The Pharaoh was responsible for making laws and ensuring Egypt was not attacked by enemies.
Next was the Vizier who was known as the Pharaohs chief advisor. He was responsible for overseeing administration and all official documents had to have his seal of approval. Next were nobles, they powered the regions of Egypt. They made local laws and kept order in their region. After Nobles came priests. They were accountable for keeping the gods happy, they spent their time performing rituals for the gods of their temple. Next were Scribes who were the only people who new how to read and write and were accountable for keeping records.
Scribes recorded things such as how much food was made at harvest time, how many soldiers were in the army, numbers of workers and the number of gifts given to the Gods.
After Scribes were soldiers, they had to defend the country. They were allowed to share riches captured by from enemies and were also rewarded with land for their service to the country. After Scribes were Craftsman. They were very skilled workers such as pottery makers, leatherworkers, sculptors, painters, weavers, jewelry makers, shoe makers, and tailors. Close to the bottom of the pyramid were farmers, they worked the land of the Pharaoh and Nobles. In return they were provided with housing, food, and clothes. At the very bottom of the pyramid were slaves. They were often prisoners captured in war. Slaves could be found in the households of the Pharaoh and nobles, working in mines and also in temples.

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Ancient Egyptians placed high value on their family life. They considered their children to be a blessing from the gods and so they took excellent care of them. Egyptian men and women were treated equally yet the women were expected to obey their husbands and fathers. Egyptian wives were well respected and often ran the farms and businesses when their husbands were away. Some were hired in the temples and courts as dancers, musicians and singers. Unlike most societies women would go out and trade while the men would stay at home and do household work.

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Social Classes
http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/ancient-egypt-social-structure.html
Family Life
http://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-families.html

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In the beginning, nothing existed in this world, except for a watery chaos. This liquid essence, from which all things would emerge, was known as Nun. Out of this primordial soup emerged the god of creation, the sun god Ra. In the morning, he was known as Khepera the Creator. At noon, he was Ra of the Sun. In the evening, he was Atum the Complete. Ra had the power of creation within him. Whatever he named, it came into existence. As he emerged from eternal Nun, he named many things, from the ground on which he stood to the air and the sands. Thus he named and created his children. He named Shu, and the god of the wind was born. He then named Tefnut, and his daughter the goddess of the rain emerged. Ra continued to name the plants and the animals, creating life around him that was pleasing to the eye. And from his tears, the first of mankind emerged
In time, Shu and Tefnut also created their own children. And so emerged Geb, the god of the earth, and Nut, goddess of the sky. Satisfied with all he had created, Ra set down and ruled the land of Egypt as the first Pharaoh.

Centuries passed, and Ra continued to rule Egypt. He then learnt a prophecy that a child of the goddess Nut would rise to take his place as Pharaoh. Fearful, he forbade Nut to have any children. However, she sought the aid of the wise god Thoth, and she gave birth to four children: Osiris, Isis, Nephthys and Set.

As long as his Secret Name was not known to anyone, Ra would continue to rule the land. Once it was revealed, he would have to leave the earth and only rule from the skies. The other gods knew this, and Isis, sister and wife of Osiris, was determined to learn Ra's secret name. With guile and deceit she succeeded, and Ra was forced to leave. Thus the prophecy was fulfilled and Osiris, son of Nut, became the next Pharaoh.

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The importance of this Ancient Egyptian myth is it explained to the Egyptians how water, the sun, rain, plants, animals, the earth, the sky, and wind were first created. Since technology was not advanced enough back then, Egyptians created myths and stories in order to explain something natural or a social phenomenon that could not be explained.

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http://www.nekhebet.com/m_myths.html

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People from around the world come and visit the majestic Egyptian art. Did you know that some art that were created by Egyptians were not made to be seen by other people? Some art in tombs were not meant to be seen by anyone.

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Egyptians were the first to celebrate Easter. They would color eggs on the day of Easter much like we do today.
Egyptians also were the first to use pen and paper to write things down.

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Music and dance are a very important to Egyptian life style.
The Egyptians used many instruments. Some of them include harps, lyres, lutes, drums and many more.
Music was used in many ways for the Egyptians. They used it for worshiping, holidays, and at parties.

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Many things have helped influence a more Market/Free enterprise economy. Some things are the speed of structural reforms and taxation.
In Us dollars their GDP id $330.78 billion but that is just of 2015!
Egyptians life expectancy is 72.7 years. Their country is 142nd in the world.
Egypt's top exported item/also main commodity is oil. They can earn money up to 3.2 billion US dollars.
From the data up above i can assume that Egypt really cares for its citizens because they have a long life expectancy.

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One of the many famous art pieces that originated form Egypt is the Great Spinx of Giza or also known as Spinx. Its length is 240 feet from paw to tail and is 66.31 feet from the head to the base.

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These are scrolls that can be more than 17 feet long when they are unrolled. On the scrolls included were a lot of magic spells, gods/deities, monsters, and even giant snakes.

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Many Egyptians wear turbans and cloaks to protect their bodies from the sunlight hen they are walking threw the  dessert or while riding camels.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Egypt

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Egypt

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Egypt
Egyptian Music
https://youtu.be/GI6dOS5ncFc

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https://www.exploretravelandcruises.com/10-lasting-traditions-from-ancient-egypt/