TRAVELLIVE MAGAZINE Travellive 12-2015

nhπc, th¯c ®n, b∏nh kão vµ bia r≠Óu. N’u du lﬁch Ai CÀp trong nh˜ng ngµy nµy, bπn sœ th†y m‰i ng≠Íi th≠Íng t∆ng nhau c∏c l∏ bÔa hÈ m÷nh nh≠ mÈt lÍi chÛc phÛc. Lµm Ân trong n®m mÌi lµ Æi“u kh´ng th” thi’u trong nh˜ng ngµy nµy. ¢m thanh tı ©m nhπc, trËng, kÃn, ph∏o... c„ t∏c dÙng xua ÆuÊi ma qu˚ cÒa n®m cÚ, Æem lπi an b◊nh cho n®m mÌi. ß’n Ai CÀp vµo nh˜ng ngµy l‘ lÌn nh≠ Gi∏ng sinh, n®m mÌi, Æıng qu™n th≠Îng th¯c m„n “Fattah”- m„n ®n truy“n thËng cÒa Ai CÀp bao gÂm c¨m vÌi thﬁt r≠Ìi n≠Ìc sËt cµ chua, d≠Ìi cÔng lµ mÈt lÌp b∏nh n„ng giﬂn. ß∆c bi÷t b∏nh m◊ lµ mÈt Æ∆c s∂n r†t “Ai CÀp” vÌi h¨n 15 loπi kh∏c nhau. N’u y™u th›ch ÆÂ ng‰t, Ai CÀp hºn lµ thi™n Æ≠Íng dµnh cho bπn vÌi v´ sË c∏c loπi b∏nh kão h†p d…n nh≠ Ghrayeba (b∏nh coockies b¨ ki”u Ai CÀp), hay kem t≠¨i vÌi Khoshaf. ßıng qu™n mua nh˜ng chi’c b∏nh truy“n thËng Æ” dµnh t∆ng trŒ con: b∏nh h◊nh thanh ni™n c≠Ïi ng˘a dµnh cho bä trai, vµ chi’c b∏nh h◊nh c´ g∏i m∆c trang phÙc r˘c rÏ dµnh cho bä g∏i. EGYPT: “Kol Sana We Enta Tayeb!” In Egypt, Christmas is celebrated on January 7th. Meanwhile, festive New Year activities take place in summer, around July when high tides bring water and fertile alluvial to land. New Year’s Eve here is not organized on any fixed date, but depends on the Nile River’s tide. Nowadays, although they can predict the Wepet Renet Day - “The opening day of year” thanks to advanced technology, Egyptians still wait for the first crescent moon. This signal informs that the floating season has just started and people begin celebrating New Year when they receive the official statement from the main temple. At that time, Egyptians will happily say “Kol Sana We Enta Tayeb!” The New Year celebration in Egypt derives from a legend that Apollo saved mankind by making the War God, Sekhmet, drunk when she was planning to destroy humanity. Egyptians express their gratitude by holding a festival that is full of music, food, sweets and drinks. When travelling to Egypt these days, you will see people giving each other talismans as a blessing for the New Year. Making noise is the way locals enjoy festive activities. The sounds of music, drums, trumpets and petards help them to remove the devils of the old year and welcome happiness in the new one. If you visit Egypt on major holidays such as Christmas and New Year, do not forget to try “Fattah” - a traditional cuisine including rice, lamb with tomato sauce and hot crispy cakes at the bottom. In particular, bread is considered a specialty of Egypt with more than 15 different types. Sweet-lovers will be enchanted by the paradise of delicious sweets such as Ghrayeba (Egyptian butter cookies and fresh cream with Khoshaf). Do not forget to buy traditional cakes for your children: young equestrian shaped cakes for boys and cakes in the shape of a girl wearing colorful costumes for girls. TRAVELLIVE 77

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