New Year

New YearThe weather in Egypt in winter is a blessing. The most severe "freeze" - not lower than plus 16 degrees. And that night. During the day, the average temperature is 22-24 degrees, and in the sun and even more. The sea does not have time to cool down and swim in it in summer and winter.

Since early December, major shops, shopping malls and hotels in Cairo and other cities have been decorated with Christmas trees, toys and shimmering garlands in the run-up to Western Christmas and New Year.

On the sidewalks in front of flower shops are exhibited artificial Christmas trees, pots with thuja and especially popular here "Stars of Bethlehem" - five-pointed large flowers of scarlet color.

You can also buy natural Christmas trees from Holland. Views of passers-by linger on the two-meter sculptures of round-faced grandfathers-frost, who are called here in French Père Noël - apparently in memory of those who brought to desert Egypt the custom of celebrating Christmas.