Egypt Calendar is full of events that not only to celebrate Egypt but also mark 7000 years of traditions. Some started from beginning; many joined along the way and now are a big part of Egyptian Culture And Lifestyle.
There are 5 types of calendar followed in Egypt Destinations:
Nowadays, Egypt runs on a Western/Georgian calendar, though other calendars are honoured. The Islamic calendar is based on a lunar cycle of 12 months of 29or 30 days. Thus, a Muslim year is almost 11 days smaller than the Georgian year. The Coptic calendar/Alexandrian calendar are based on solar cycle and have 12 months which consists of 30 days and a month of 5 days. In every 4 years an extra day is added to the shorter month.
That is why in Egypt, some holidays are movable, whereas some are fixed. Let’s list them categorically.
Some are observed but are not official holidays such as Good Friday, Flooding of Nile, and Easter Saturday etc.
However, the above mentioned holidays are richly celebrated and if you want NILE HOLIDAY will help you plan a Magical Egyptian Holidays which involves being a part of Egyptian Celebrations And Festivals without cost or plan your Egypt Tour without fanfare exploring the colours of Egypt without crowds…
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