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Natural Wonders Travel: The Green Returns to Egypt

July 29, 2008 at 9:18 AM | 1 Comment

In a desert land, water calls for a party: Get your tickets now for Cairo's Wafaa Al-Nil Festival, which celebrates the annual flooding of the Nile which irrigates fields and ushers in the season of akhet, or flood.

The ancient Egyptians used to celebrate the flooding by sacrificing young girls to assure a rich harvest. Nowadays, relics may be dumped in the water in Coptic ceremonies, but no person will have to go in if she doesn't want to.

And nowadays the flood coincides with the Cairo International Song Festival, for which composers and arrangers come from all over weekend to display their "wares" and compete for cash prizes.

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[Photo: Ahmed Abbas]

Where: Cairo, Egypt

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Author Photo: egw by egw

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  1. andrewm

    Jaunted Member
    July 29, 2008 at 9:51 AM




    Green Egypt = Nice

    Hello - nice post. We were lucky enough to have our Luxury Holidays in Egypt this May. We had a fantastic time - the people, food, scenery and historical sites were amazing. Can't wait to go back!

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