Cultural Rituals

There are many cultural rituals that one should know before visiting Egypt. Most of them are not rituals based on country tradition but based on Religion. Most of the residents throughout Egypt are Muslim and take their religion very seriously including some cultural rituals.

Egyptians bring tradition and rituals from the time of the Pharaoh and religious traditions. A few that are mentioned often are:

• Take shoes off when entering homes, mosques, and other important buildings. 
• When invited to a home bring a gift to the hostess- not flowers, which are reserved for funerals/deaths
• Take a second helping of food -this is considered a great compliment
• Ramadan- most important holiday. It lasts a month and involves fasting from sun up to sun down each day.