Copts will celebrate Easter on Sunday. In this photo, young girls holding palms outside a church in downtown Cairo. In Egypt, Easter is a time for Copts to come together with their families and communities to attend church services, participate in special rituals, and enjoy festive meals. The celebrations typically begin on Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and continue through Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday.
One of the most iconic traditions of Coptic Easter is the painting of eggs, especially on Sham el-Nassim Day (Monday), which is a public holiday in Egypt.
Sham el-Nassim is an Egyptian festive day dating back to ancient Egyptians thousands of years ago.
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