Christmas is quickly approaching. Although the majority of the population here
in Egypt is Muslim, they will welcome ANY excuse to eat and shower their
children with gifts. So- if you are
looking for a country that appreciates a good ‘ol commercialized Christmas –
Egypt is it. (This is ironic, considering there are many cathedrals here who
claim to be built on grounds where Mary and Joseph stayed while fleeing Egypt/looking
for shelter for the birth of their child)
So, in true commercialized form, santa is EVERYWHERE. You can also buy artificial Christmas trees
here (I would imagine they are mostly for foreigners) and Christmas decorations
and lights.
The country does their seasonal best for expats such as
myself…
The British, Swiss and German embassy held Christmas bazaars
(ie: craft shows) but I wasn’t able to attend them. Luther and I did a bit of decorating from
what we were able to buy in Maadi but since the decorations here are kind of
scary looking (cheap…old…cheezy) I took the liberty of making some of my own.
So here is our home. The ‘store’ stuff
is luthers, and the crafts are mine. J
This is what being an elementary school
teacher is all about.
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| picture wall |
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| stencil lamp |
Of course, in tropical/desert countries where evergreens
aren’t available; the next most ‘christmassy’ plant u can find is…….POINTSETTIA
PLANTS!!! They are everywhere!!! The
flower shops along Rd. 9 and in Maadi are FILLED with beautiful red and white
pots of plants.
The Christmas crafts on the elementary school floors of the
school are also being stuck up on the bulletin boards. You can hear the classes
rehearsing for the concert. It’s quite
exciting. :)
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