Eid ul-Fitr, Islamic Cairo
Dec 12, 2022, 12:43 PM
Eid ul-Fitr is one of the biggest celebrations in Egypt - in reality, it is a three day holiday in the country. The word Eid (from the Arabic language) suggests celebration, feast, and lifelong joy. If you were to mention Eid to any Egyptian, he would react with a sense of delight, musing a heart full of joy as if they were still a child.
The best place to immerse yourself in the celebrations is to head to one of the three Fatimid gates that remain standing nowadays. Bab Zuwayla is the most dramatic, with its crowning fifteen-century minarets. It leads partygoers to a bazaar quarter that is as full of life today as it was in the Middle Ages.
Recorded by Rafael Diogo as part of the Cities and Memory Cairo city sound guide.
The best place to immerse yourself in the celebrations is to head to one of the three Fatimid gates that remain standing nowadays. Bab Zuwayla is the most dramatic, with its crowning fifteen-century minarets. It leads partygoers to a bazaar quarter that is as full of life today as it was in the Middle Ages.
Recorded by Rafael Diogo as part of the Cities and Memory Cairo city sound guide.