How does Egypt celebrate Christmas?
This meal uses bread, rice, garlic and boiled meat as its main constituents. In the morning, people visit their friends and neighbors and exchange ‘kaik’ (a type of shortbread) that is eaten with a drink called ‘shortbat’. Christmas is celebrated as a public holiday, especially for the Christians. Since christians believe that Jesus, Mary and Joseph feld to Egypt for fear of Herod’s plan, the coptic churches are decorated with candles and lamps on Christmas to remind the coptic christians of when Joseph lit candles to keep Mary warm during the birth of Jesus. In Egypt traditions are influenced by regional culture throughout Egypt so there are some differences depending on place.
