Christmas Holidays in Egypt

Spend Christmas in Egypt and New Year on the red sea beaches and Nile cruises are great during Christmas holidays to Egypt.

Does Egypt have Christmas holidays? Christmas in Egypt is celebrated on January 7, rather than December 25, with great enthusiasm and celebration. The meaning of this tradition is to spread love and peace throughout the world. The people of Egypt during this period do not eat meat, poultry, or dairy products.

What traditions does Egypt do for Christmas? A Christmas tradition in Egypt is to visit the church and wear new clothes. A special Christmas meal is made, known as fata which consists of bread, rice, boiled meat, and garlic.
At Christmas celebrations in Egypt, people invite lots of friends and family to their party, so they often serve two birthday cakes. On these Egyptian holidays, all the food is served at the same time.

All Coptic feasts come after a period of fasting, The fast before Christmas is called the “Lenten Fast”, and traditionally lasts for 43 days, This fast lasts from November 25 until January 6, although most people celebrate it after the New Year’s mass, which is when the Christmas celebrations begin in earnest. This is, of course, a time of great celebration, particularly during the last 30 days that make up the Coptic month of Khiahk, when the vacation season, choirs offer Christmas carol concerts, with a mixed program of international and Coptic music. Finally, on the big day of the celebrations, the traditional dinner includes a delicious Fatta dish, prepared with rice and, of course, meat.

In Egypt, Coptic Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus is not celebrated in Egypt on December 25 but on January 7, a date equivalent to the 29th day of the Coptic month of “kiohk or Khiahk”, while in many other countries Christmas is celebrated on December 25.