Ahlan! Welcome to the Rocket Arabic lesson on "Holidays". Today we’ll go over several holidays that you might find important as well as the people in Egypt.
After this lesson you'll be able to pronounce all the holidays in Arabic.
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The main religion practiced in Egypt is Islam so let's begin with some Islamic holidays:
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عيد الفطر
3id el-fitr
Eid al-Fitr (breaking of the fast of Ramadan)
عيد الاضحى
3id el adha
Eid al-Adha (end of the pilgrimage and commemoration of the Sacrifice of Abraham)
المولد النبوي
Mowled el nabawy
The birthday of the Prophet Muhammad
السنة الهجرية
El sana el higrya
Islamic New Year
Islamic holidays follow the lunar calendar so the dates of celebration will vary but here are some widely celebrated holidays that are fixed:
الكريسماس
El krismas
Christmas
عيد العمال
3id el 3omal
Labour Day
يوم راس السنة
Youm Ras el Sana
New Year's Day
عيد وفاء النيل
3id Wafaa el nil
Flooding of the Nile
عيد الام
3id el Om
Mother's Day
Finally, here are some other holidays you might find useful:
عيد ميلاد
3id Milad
Birthday
يوم كدبة ابريل
Youm Kidbet Ibril
April Fool's Day
شم النسيم
Sham el Nessim
Easter
عيد الاب
3id el Ab
Father's Day
الهالوين
El halowin
Halloween
هانوكا
Hanakah
Hanukkah
عيد الشكر
3id el shokr
Thanksgiving
عيد الطفل
3id el tefl
Children's Day
عيد الحب
3id el 7ob
Valentine's Day
عيد الاستقلال
3id el istiklal
Independence Day
If you're visiting Egypt, make sure you know when these holidays are and how they will effect your trip. Happy holiday-ing!
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!مع السلامة (Ma3a essalama!) Goodbye!
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