“Prophet Moussa chose that day for people to come together on the Nile, as harvesting takes place in April. People should go out and celebrate Easter.”“It is an old feast that has existed in Egypt for 4,200 years,” he continued. This comes at a time where other Fatwas have come to declare Easter celebrations as forbidden by Islam. A YouTube video shows a sheikh named Abu Ishak al-Howayni declaring easter to be a pagan event, and that Muslims should not participate in it. Salafi fatwas also declare it to be forbidden to go out and celebrate Easter.

Source: Egypt Independent April 09, 2018 10:30 UTC