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Oriental/Eastern and the Western Christmas 🎄

– Who Celebrates When?
• Western (Dec 25th): Catholics, Protestants, some Anglicans/Lutherans.
• Eastern (Jan 7th): Russian, Serbian, Georgian, some Greek Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox.

– Calendar System: The shift happened after Pope Gregory XIII reformed the calendar in 1582, but many Orthodox churches retained the Julian calendar, creating a 13-day gap.
• Western (Gregorian): December 25th.
• Eastern (Julian): January 7th

Same feast, same celebration, different dates ✨

From our family to yours,
Wishing you a blessed merry Christmas ✨🎄✨

✨ World Arabic Language Day ✨

🔸 December 18 was chosen as the date for the Arabic language as it is "the day in 1973 when the General Assembly approved Arabic as an official UN language”

🔸 Arabic has an exceptionally large vocabulary, with some sources claiming over 12 million words, stemming from its root-based system where one root can generate many words.

🔸 Arabic is an official or co-official language in approximately 25 countries. The majority of these countries are located in North Africa and the Middle East, a region often referred to as the Arab world.

🔸 Arabic is spoken by approximately 400 to 422 million people worldwide as a native and non-native language, making it one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

🔸 The largest Arabic-speaking country by population is Egypt, with over 100 million people, making it the most populous in the Arab world and a major center for Arabic media and culture.

UNESCO - Koshary

Inscribed in 2025 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ✨

Koshary, that dish with simple ingredients is officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Ingredients / المكونات / elmokawwenaat:
• Rice / رز / rozz
• Pasta / مكرونة / makarouna
• Black lentils / عدس إسود / Aads eswed
• Chickpeas / حمص الشام / hommos esh-shaam
• Tomato sauce / صلصة طماطم / salset tamatem
• Fried onions / بصل محمر / basal mehammar

Served with:
• Garlic vinegar sauce / دقة / da’a
• Hot chili sauce / شطة / shatta

What makes Koshary so popular in Egypt is that it’s is a vegan, filling, budget-friendly tasty meal prepared easily at home and served in restaurants and street carts, especially near schools and busy areas.

Koshary is not only a dish but an essential part of the Egyptian culture and tradition..

Have you tried it before?

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Grand Egyptian Museum ✨🇪🇬
المتحف المصري الكبير✨🇪🇬
elmat7af elmasry elkebeer ✨🇪🇬

"I am the King of Egypt. Whoever wishes to know how great I am, and where I lie, let him bless one of my works."

Inscription of the Great King Ramses II
The symbol of the Grand Egyptian Museum

«أنا مَلِك مصر، مَن أرادَ أن يعلمَ كم أنا عظيم، وأين أرقد فليبارك عملاً من أعمالي»

نقش الملك الأعظم رمسيس الثاني
رمز المتحف المصري الكبير الأول

📸 Architectural Alignment of the Grand Egyptian Museum with the Giza Pyramids 🇪🇬✨

This aerial view clearly shows how the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) was designed in harmony with the three Pyramids of Giza.

📐 The lines in the image highlight the core architectural concept:
• The museum’s facade and geometry follow visual axes extending from its site toward the peaks of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure.
• The three rays from the Pyramids meet at one point — forming the central axis that defines the museum’s structure.
• The building itself spreads like a fan, mirroring the ancient geometry of the Pyramids.

A perfect fusion of modern design and ancient Egyptian symbolism ✨🇪🇬

Egypt, the land of peace 🕊️ 🇪🇬
Masr, ard essalaam ✨
مصر أرض السلام ✨