Ancient Egypt Culture

Most of the people in Egypt live along the Nile, the delta, and the country. The Egyptians main language is Arabic. The main religion in Egypt is Sunni Islam and the rest of the population is Coptic Christians. Egypt is surrounded by Israel, Jordan, Sudan, Libya, the Red Sea and The Mediterranean seas. Arabic was adopted by the Egyptians after they were raided by the Arabians. The two main cities in Egypt are Cairo and Alexandria. These two cities make up most of the population. Most of the population lives in apartments. Prior to 1952 people lived in mud brick homes. Only the wealthy can afford to stay in houses that are not shared by anyone else but their family. Many Egyptians view Friday as the day of rest, so many government offices and

The Feseekh is a fish. To prepare this dish, a person must dry the fish in the sun and then salt it. The person who is preparing the fish, is a specialized person called a Fasakhani. If the Fasakhani messes up on this dish, it can cause poisoning. The Feseekh is usually stored in Jars and have a really bad smell to it. Also many dishes in Egypt have rice. Rice is very popular to eat. Muslims don’t eat pork; so many Egyptian foods do not include pork. When waking up in the morning for breakfast, many Egyptians eat light. This consists of tea, bread, or fruit. The main meal of the day is lunch. This is eaten about 2 or 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Our dinner is like their lunch. Dinner is late around 9 or 10 o’clock, and consists mainly of leftovers from lunch. Many of the Egyptians eat with their hands, or right hand mostly. To eat with your left hand is bad and unclean. They think your left hand could pollute the dish, so they avoid from using their left hand. Egyptians love their tea and coffee. Also in Egypt there are soda products such as Cola, Pepsi, Crush, etc. Islamic teaching forbid from the usage of alcohol but beer and wine are sold at