2. Location
To the north is the Mediterranean
Sea, and
To the east the Red Sea.
Egypt is separated from Libya and
North Africa by the western
desert,
From Palestine and Israel by the
desert of the Sinai Peninsula.
13. Music
Instruments Found in Egypt:
Clappers - mostly made of bone or wood
Cymbals
Bells
End-Blown Flutes
Pipes - both single or double reeds
Lyres
The Lute
The Harp - the angle, shoulder, and bow
Double Clarinet
Trumpet
Hydraulic
Sistrum
Crotals
17. Sports
• Football is the most popular sport in Egypt
• The Egyptian national football team won the African
Cup of Nations seven times setting a new record in
Africa
• Other popular sports in Egypt
are basketball, handball, squash, and tennis
19. Beverages
• Tea is the national drink in Egypt
Koshary tea
Saiidi tea
Green tea
Tisanes (herbal teas)
• Sugar cane juice is called "aseer
asab“
• A sour, chilled drink made from tamarind
20. Food Customs at
Ceremonial Occasions
• The 'Id al-Fitr
• The Prophet's Birthday
• Fasting is seen as a spiritual exercise by both Muslims
26. • One of the critical decisions a woman can make is the
choice of marriage partner
• Marriage to cousins, however, remains frequent,
accounting for 39 percent of marriages in a 1995 sample
• Egyptians frequently do not have "family" names e.g.,
Hassan Ali Abdullah
28. • Egypt is a country of "everyday piety”
• 5 Pillars
The statement of this basic profession
The Ramadan fast
The pilgrimage to Mecca
The five daily prayers &
The giving of alms
.
29. Ra God Sobek
• Ra, the sun-god
• Isis was worshiped as the mother goddess.
• Animal worship is another important aspect
of the Egyptian religion
The cat-headed goddess Bastet
Lion-headed war god Maahes
The crocodile-headed god Sobek &
The frog-goddess Heqit were idolized