Egyptians celebrate Sham el Nassim at Orman Park- Egypt Today/ Hazem Abdel-SamadEgyptian families celebrate Sham el Nassim at Orman Park- Egypt Today- Hazem Abdel-SamadEgyptians are going for cruise in the Nile bus during Sham el Nassim celebration- Egypt Today/ Amr MoustafaChildren play during Sham el Nassim celebration at Orman park on Monday- Egypt Today/ Hazem Abdel-SamadEgyptians enjoy horse and buggy during Sham el Nassim celebration in Cairo- Egypt Today/Amr MoustafaBeach goers enjoy Sham el Nassim in Alexandria- Egypt Today/Jacqueline MounirA girl holds flowers in a carnival of flowers in Ismailia governorate/Egypt Today- Mohamed AwadA car decorated with flowers at a carnival of flowers in Ismailia governorate- Egypt Today - Mohame AwadFlower show in Suez Canal- Egypt Today/ Sayyed NounEgyptian families going for Nile cruising on Sham el Nessim day- Egypt Today/ Abdullah SalahA group of girls are performing hula hooping belly in Marsa Matrouh governorate on Sham el Nassim day/ Egypt TodayCAIRO – 9 April 2018: Thousands of Egyptians went on Monday to celebrate the Pharaonic festival of Sham el Nessim that marks the beginning of spring in national parks and gardens.The zoo and national parks opened for free for Egyptians to enjoy the sunny day, amid tightened security measures. The Giza Zoo and Cairo’s Orman and Al-Azhar Parks saw a high visitor turnout. A total of 140 public parks in Aswan opened for the Egyptian families; other people cruised down the Nile on feluccas (traditional wooden sailing boats).Sham el Nessim is an old spring festival celebrated by the Egyptians since 2,700 BC (the third dynasty of the Old Kingdom).The festival is related to the agricultural background of ancient Egyptians. The name Sham el Nessim or (inhaling the breeze) is derived from the Coptic language, which was derived from the ancient Egyptian language. The original pronunciation is Tshom Ni Tshom, which means garden meadows.Egypt’s public hospitals and clinics are on high alert for possible food poisoning cases, caused by salted fish which is the main dish on Egyptians’ tables on Sham el Nassim.

Source: Egypt Today April 09, 2018 15:56 UTC