Holidays in Arabic

Ahlan! Welcome to the Rocket Arabic lesson on "Holidays". Today we’ll go over several holidays that you might find important as well as the people in Egypt.

After this lesson you'll be able to pronounce all the holidays in Arabic.

Pronouncing the holidays in Arabic - El Agazat Bel 3arabi

The main religion practiced in Egypt is Islam so let's begin with some Islamic holidays:

Islamic holidays follow the lunar calendar so the dates of celebration will vary but here are some widely celebrated holidays that are fixed:

Finally, here are some other holidays you might find useful:

If you're visiting Egypt, make sure you know when these holidays are and how they will effect your trip. Happy holiday-ing!

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!مع السلامة
Ma3a essalama!
Goodbye!

Amira Zaki
Rocket Arabic

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