Destinations / The best Easter Holiday destinations / Egypt, Africa

   Easter holiday is considered one of the most important holidays of the year, when all families get together in order to celebrate this saint and beautiful holiday. Easter holiday can be celebrated in a pleasant and quiet ambiance at home, but also there is an another possibility in order to spend an unforgettable Easter holiday with your family. This holiday will just amazing if you want to travel and to visit some impressive and unique places. One of the best Easter holiday destinations is Egypt. The splendid opportunities provided by this magnificent North African country will assure you a fantastic Easter holiday. Egypt is also a suitable destination, if you want just to spend a relaxing holiday at the Red Sea beaches and surely if you intend to explore some amazing ancient ruins, The Pyramids, the overwhelming Sahara Desert and other attractive venues. Easter holiday period is a nice time to visit Egypt, because of the pleasant weather there, not as hot as in summer time. Your journey in Egypt will be really exciting. There you can experience scuba dive, different water sports and other entertainment attractions which make Egypt a perfect holiday destination. Easter holiday is one of the most appreciated and important holidays in Egypt. The people are following special customs and traditions in order to celebrate the Easter holiday. There is a special period of time, of about 55 days, when people are nor aloud to eat meat, eggs, fish and milk products in order to respect the Easter Lent. 

 

 

  The Coptic Church in Egypt is a major religious institution which assures the hope and the faith of the people. The fasting period continues till the Easter holiday itself. An important event also in Egypt, during the Easter holiday is The Palm Sunday which is held a week before Easter. The churches are decorated with flowers and colorful elements. The Palm Week is really impressive with various religious services and distinctive customs. The Ester Sunday is considered a day of new beginnings and challenges. The people are gathering with their families and friends at the holiday dinner, in order to celebrate and preserve the religious traditions and customs. The following day, the people are enjoying the spring festival, are walking in the beautiful parks and colorful gardens. The Sham El Nessim Festival is considered an Egyptian local ceremony, where are organized interesting attractions and presentations of colored eggs, which represents the new life, traditional food, local souvenirs and gifts. The Festival is considered by all Egyptians, of Muslims and Christians religious. A distinctive dish prepared especially for the spring festival is the fissekh, which represents an ancient preserved Egyptian cuisine’s tradition. Other important symbols of the festival are the green onion and the lettuce, which are considered to banish the negative energy and influence. 

 

  Egypt is a really great Easter holiday destination, where you will be amazed by the local distinctive traditions and also by the enormous variety of tourist attractions, which are considered must see venues. One of the most impressive places to visit in Egypt is The Sahara Desert, which is one of the most charming sites in the world. This a mystic place, which isn’t accepting any life conditions and any human’s intervention in order to influence or to change the desert’s climate or conditions. The desert has a religious and spiritual inheritance, which hides mysterious truths and historical moments of the Egypt country. The Sahara Desert is considered the most distinctive and impressive desert all around the world. Despite the lack of life conditions in the desert, there can be explored some unique animals and plants: fossils, lizards, snakes, falcons, acacia trees, ancient painted rocks and others. The fact that 95% of the Egyptian territory is covered by desert surface is impressive. The rest of the territory is supported by the Nile River affluent. It will take you an entire day in order to discover just a small territory of the Sahara Desert, but it worth all your attention and interest. 

 

 

  Another adventurous attraction in Egypt is to discover The Bedouin nomadic tribe, which lives in the Egyptian and Arabian deserts. You can go on a trip tour at their settlements, in order to explore their nomadic lifestyle and customs. The most imposing attractions in Egypt refer to legends of The Great Pyramids, The Pharaohs and The Giza Pyramids and to their spectacular ruins and constructions, which can be discovered in Egypt nowadays. The three huge Giza Pyramids are surrounded by the enormous lion-bodied Sphinx. The Cheop’s Pyramid, The Kefren’s Pyramid and The Mykerino’s Pyramid ensemble a monumental construction, the origin’s of what is still discussed. The Giza Pyramids provide some fantastic sites to visit as, The Solar Barque Museum, The Sphinx Complex, Sphinx Sound and the Light Show. The Dahshur Pyramids offers The Red Pyramid and The Bent Pyramid, which are still preserved in their original construction. 

 

 

  The Saqqara Pyramids are consisted from 11 pyramids. The King Djoser’s Pyramid is considered the oldest and the largest rock construction in the world. At The Saqqara Pyramids, you can also explore The Zoser’s Funerary Complex, The Serapeum and The Mereruka’s tomb. Egypt is one of the most developing countries in the tourism domain, due to its extraordinary ancient constructions and pyramids. Egypt is overwhelming and it is a really fantastic destination during the Easter holiday for you and your family. 

 

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