Deck the doors - Egyptian Style by https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe Student Services - Christmas Decoration Competition en-us 2021-11-25 01:29:03 UTC 2026-01-02 02:24:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ea-1f1ec.png Inspiration for our Deck the Doors - Egypt Style csoteam https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911580173 2021-11-25 01:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911580173 csoteam https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911588131 2021-11-25 01:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911588131 csoteam https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911589081 2021-11-25 01:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911589081 csoteam https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911624691 2021-11-25 02:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911624691 Ideas for Deck the Doors - Egypt Style csoteam https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911633505 - Each door individually decorated
- Nile River 
- Pyramids, camels, mummies
- Nativity scene in waiting area with camels, rugs
- Walk like an Egyptian song
- Egyptian sweets station
- A visit from Santa?
All staff wear eye mask with the design attached ? Oops! That might be a symbol of violence?]]> 2021-11-25 02:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911633505 https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911686921 2021-11-25 02:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1911686921 Spell out 'Merry Christmas' or fill a whole door with the lyrics of a Christmas song https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912444199 2021-11-25 11:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912444199 Door with a Christmas tree with Egyptian inspired ornaments https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912444975 2021-11-25 11:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912444975 More ornament ideas https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912446056 2021-11-25 11:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912446056 More ornament ideas https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912446321 2021-11-25 11:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912446321 Door with faces of our team with Santas hats https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912447067 2021-11-25 11:37:22 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912447067 https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912447429 2021-11-25 11:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912447429 More ornament ideas https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912447772 2021-11-25 11:37:50 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912447772 More ornament ideas https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912448076 2021-11-25 11:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912448076 https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912448255 2021-11-25 11:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912448255 https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912448955 2021-11-25 11:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912448955 Door could just be a mummy with a santa hat https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912450355 2021-11-25 11:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1912450355 Traditional Christmas Cookie - Kahk el Eid https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913326249 2021-11-25 23:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913326249 Merry Christmas in Arabic https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913326588 2021-11-25 23:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913326588 Christmas in Egypt is celebrated twice because a lot of Christians in Egypt are Coptic Orthodox and follow the Julian calendar, where Christmas is on January 7th! https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913328480 2021-11-25 23:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913328480 Coptic Christians in Egypt will often fast for 43 days before Christmas Eve, where they follow a strict diet where they cannot eat anything derived from animals! https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913330320 2021-11-25 23:38:32 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913330320 Christmas trees are believed to originate in Ancient Egypt! https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913332950 2021-11-25 23:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913332950 Santa is called Baba Noel (Father Christmas) and he comes through the window - chimneys are a lot less common in Egypt. https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913338237 2021-11-25 23:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913338237 In some parts of Egypt, as a fun activity, they have Santa riding on Camels, like below in Nabq Bay, Sharm El Sheikh https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913339772 2021-11-25 23:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913339772 Another Santa on a camel in Hurghada, Egypt https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913340469 2021-11-25 23:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913340469 An Arabic Christmas Song to play! https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913372728 2021-11-26 00:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913372728 How to say 'Hello' in Arabic https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913518898 2021-11-26 02:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913518898 How to say 'Goodbye' in Arabic https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913526020 2021-11-26 02:23:09 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913526020 Video for pronunciation! https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913559881 2021-11-26 02:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913559881 FLAG https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913590835 2021-11-26 03:08:39 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913590835 On the Coptic Christmas Day (January 7th), friends and family gather in homes for the festivities, and people usually give out the sweet Kahk as gifts. For any Christian in Egypt, Christmas morning usually means a cup of tea with a plate of Kahk el Eid. https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913591927 2021-11-26 03:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913591927 Koshary https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913677748 Koshary, kushari or koshari is Egypt's national dish and a widely popular street food. An Egyptian dish that originated during the mid-19th century, the dish combines Italian and Arab culinary elements.]]> 2021-11-26 04:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913677748 Ful Medames https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913679697 Ful medames, or simply fūl, is a stew of cooked fava beans served with olive oil, cumin, and optionally with chopped parsley, garlic, onion, lemon juice, chili pepper, and other vegetable, herb, and spice ingredients. Ful medames are traditionally made in and served out of a large metal jug.]]> 2021-11-26 04:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913679697 A larger collection of Arabic Christmas Hymns sung by Fairuz, a famous Arabic singer from Lebanon (not Egypt, but enjoyed by Egyptians) https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913741845 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCQwQIiuMgw]]> 2021-11-26 05:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913741845 Last Christmas performed by Egyptian-Australian Joseph Tawadros AM, a multi-instrumentalist and oud virtuoso https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913747257 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egMrWK3ZPn0]]> 2021-11-26 05:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1913747257 csoteam https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1916696725 2021-11-28 23:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/csoteam/qf81fnycrcv5t0qe/wish/1916696725