Egyptian families eat a meal of salted fish as they picnic on the bank of the river Nile, in Qanater al-Khayreya town north of the capital, during the Pharaonic holiday of Sham al-Nessim that marks the start of spring. AFP
Egyptian young women (L) chat while standing on swings as they picnic on the bank of the river Nile, in Qanater al-Khayreya town north of the capital, during the Pharaonic holiday of Sham al-Nessim that marks the start of spring. AFP
Children play football as Egyptian families picnic on the bank of the river Nile, in Qanater al-Khayreya town north of the capital, during the Pharaonic holiday of Sham al-Nessim that marks the start of spring. AFP
Youths take boat rides as Egyptian families picnic on the bank of the river Nile, in Qanater al-Khayreya town north of the capital, during the Pharaonic holiday of Sham al-Nessim that marks the start of spring. AFP
Egyptian musicians perform tradition music as families picnic on the bank of the river Nile, in Qanater al-Khayreya town north of the capital, during the Pharaonic holiday of Sham al-Nessim that marks the start of spring. AFP
An Egyptian woman plays a shooting game as families picnic on the bank of the river Nile, in Qanater al-Khayreya town north of the capital, during the Pharaonic holiday of Sham al-Nessim that marks the start of spring. AFP
Egyptian families picnic on the bank of the river Nile, in Qanater al-Khayreya town north of the capital, during the Pharaonic holiday of Sham al-Nessim that marks the start of spring. AFP
Egyptian families picnic on the bank of the river Nile, in Qanater al-Khayreya town north of the capital, during the Pharaonic holiday of Sham al-Nessim that marks the start of spring. AFP
An Egyptian family plays a ball game as they picnic on the bank of the river Nile, in Qanater al-Khayreya town north of the capital, during the Pharaonic holiday of Sham al-Nessim that marks the start of spring. AFP