CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

• Egypt is a country with an immense cultural mix, In every major city in Egypt you will find traditions that remain from the time of the Pharaohs, and in other parts you will find pure tribal customs that were brought in by many invaders throughout the centuries.

• For men, speaking to an unknown

Egyptian woman is a breach of

etiquette, If you're invited into a

home, especially in small villages,

and have to refuse, the householder

will often press for a promise from

you to visit in the future, usually for a

meal.

•Food:Egyptians ate fish, onions, fruit,

bread and beer. Some wealthier

Egyptians also ate meat and poultry.

They ate their food on dishes and with

their fingers. Fruit was saved for dessert

and consisted mainly of figs and dates.

The Egyptians ate dairy products such

as milk and eggs. The ancient

Egyptians often preserved their food by

drying and salting.

Dance: Dancing played a vital

role in the lives of the ancient

Egyptians. All social classes were

exposed to music and dancing.

“Elizabeth Artemis Mourat,

performer and dance scholar has categorized these dances into six

types: religious dances, non-

religious zombie dances, banquet

dances, harem dances, combat

dances and street dances.

The official religion of Egypt is Islam,

Around 85% Practice it, most of them

are

Muslim. Religion is essential for Egypt culture,

And it’s hard to understand.

Their religion is polytheistic, but it has

monotheistic tendency; because they

make small groups of religions and

they worship to one god for each group and then they worship to other

gods as a second place.

This deities are represented as human

figures with some

Symbols, Although at the end they

agree with the god representation

Sometimes they have animal head and other times are only represented

by animal shape.

There are semi gods and they multiplied, they also have

sacred animals, but

They treated with much respect and when They die

they’re going through mummification

Prosses.

Two types of gods

Cosmic god

Geb: Earth’s god

Nut: Heaven’s god

Ra: Sun’s god

Local god

Just one

Memphis god: PTAH

• Egypt is perhaps the most fascinating of the ancient civilizations.

A closer look reveals artistic genius in many

forms. Egypt is the foundation in the history of western art. Pyramids and sphinxes have symbolized Egypt for a long time.

This period, between the year 2800 and 2200 BC, seems to have been the brightest of

Egyptian literature.

Your sunrise is beautiful in the horizon of heaven,

Oh living Aten, the beginning of life!

All lands filled with your beauty; because you're beautiful, big, bright, high above the world.

EGYPTIAN ALPHABET

In ancient times the egyptians were lead by

pharaohs, but today egypt is an arabic

republic presidential unitary whose

president, like chief of state and absolute

Commander of the armed forces of the

country, represent the executive power

elected by democracy for a period of 6 years.

Major Political Parties

• National Democratic Party

• The Socialist Labor Party

• The Liberal Socialist Party

• New Wafd

• The National Progressive Unionist Party

In Egypt everybody began speaking three different languages that were: - Bereber

- Semitico - Beja.

Egyptian’s Symbols

•Archaic Egyptian •Ancient Egyptian

•Late Egyptian •Demotic Egyptian

Hieroglyphics

Economic System

ECONOMY

Egypt's economy depends mainly on agriculture,

media, petroleum exports, exports of natural gas, and

tourism; there are also more than three million

Egyptians working abroad, mainly in Saudi Arabia, the Persian Gulf and Europe.

Agriculture and

marketing focused

here:

Their Crops

Although the personal, ideological orientation

and cultural values of the ruling class

changed drastically after the 1952 Revolution

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