The atmosphere of Christmas in Egypt is not different from countries around the world, in terms of decorations, parties, gifts and good wishes for the New Year.
Egypt however is distinguished by its atmosphere of sharing love between its Muslim and Christian citizens.
Celebration of Christmas in Egypt is not considered as a religious matter for Copts only.
Rather, it is very similar to the atmosphere of celebration of the holy month of Ramadan, the Prophet’s birthday, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, which are Islamic religious festivals. The Copts join Muslims to celebrate these festivals.
This appears every year with the beginning of December in the keenness of Muslims in Egypt to celebrate either by spreading the spirit around them, preparing their wishes for the new year; they bid farewell to the previous year to end with jokes, comics and social media websites.
Companies and public utilities are keen to impart the spirit of Christmas with adornment, Santa Claus and the Christmas tree. This is also done in commercial malls, hotels, and even candy stores, cafeterias and public squares for each region throughout the Republic.
This is similar to the same atmosphere in which Christians hang up lanterns in the holy month of Ramadan, taking care not to eat in front of their brothers, neighbors, or fellow Muslims during the day, or competing in buying prophetic mourning sweets or Eid al-Fitr rituals.
Many Muslim families are also accustomed to owning a Christmas tree in their homes, decorating it with New Year celebrations and glorious birth, and following up the celebrations of Egyptian churches and Coptic beautiful songs; they even spend time with the family in an intimate atmosphere, as is the case of their Christian brothers, or in the Christmas parties and their various evening parties in theaters or Restaurants or tourist places.
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