02594nam 2200601Ia 450 991045514950332120200520144314.01-61797-057-31-936190-03-6(CKB)1000000000790503(EBL)1649008(SSID)ssj0000484045(PQKBManifestationID)11929792(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000484045(PQKBWorkID)10573763(PQKB)10413189(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035602(MiAaPQ)EBC3114746(MiAaPQ)EBC6242554(Au-PeEL)EBL3114746(CaPaEBR)ebr10409557(OCoLC)873142100(EXLCZ)99100000000079050320061221d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEgyptian customs and festivals[electronic resource] /Samia AbdennourAmerican Research Center in Egypt ed.Cairo ;New York American University in Cairo Press20071 online resource (137 p.)American Research Center in Egypt conservation series ;3Description based upon print version of record.977-416-060-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Customs and Traditions; Rites and Festivities; Proverbs; RecipesHow do Egyptian Muslims celebrate Ramadan? How do Copts-Egyptian Christians-celebrate Easter? What should you expect to find on the table when invited to eat in an Egyptian home? What do you say when an Egyptian colleague sneezes? Exactly what do Egyptians do with a mortar and pestle, a sieve, and a bag of nuts seven days after the birth of a baby?Samia Abdennour, once an outsider from Palestine, now thoroughly at home in Egypt, is here to tell you all about these matters-and many more. In a book that aims to introduce the unfamiliar newcomer or interested foreign reader to the hows, whats, anAmerican Research Center in Egypt conservation series ;3.Manners and customsEgyptSocial life and customsElectronic books.Manners and customs.394.2693209014Abdennour Samia660191MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455149503321Egyptian customs and festivals2206847UNINA