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PHOTO GALLERY: Egyptian families flock to public parks for Sham El-Nasim holiday



Children with their faces painted celebrate the public holiday
Giza Zoo is a popular destination for Sham El-Nasim
Street vendors selling toys
Sham El-Nasim is a traditionally celebrated through family outings to parks or other public places
Children playing with balloons at the zoo
Celebrating Sham El-Nasim
Egyptians celebrate Sham El-Nasim
Egyptians celebrate Sham El-Nasim
An Egyptian family eating traditional fish dishes of herring and feseekh
Egyptians celebrate Sham El-Nasim.
Egyptians celebrate Sham El-Nasim
Many families flock to the Egyptian Giza Zoo in Sham El Niseem.

Sham El-Nasim, a traditional Egyptian festival celebrating the arrival of spring, is celebrated every year on the Monday after Coptic Easter. This year, it fell on Monday, 6 May. 

All photos by Mai Shaheen.

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