Luxor, Egypt: Event Highlights

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Hurghada: Events Highlights

Highlights: Major Events

Moulid al-Nabi (Maulid-ur Rasul)

31 March

This major religious festival celebrates the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (s.w.a.), and is an occasion for street festivities, processions and other related events.

Sham el-Nessim

9 - 10 April

This traditional event follows Coptic Easter and is a national (if unofficial) holiday, when the Egyptians celebrate the arrival of spring with a get-together, usually with picnics and long dinners.

Public Holidays

Eid-ul Adha	1 January
Coptic Christmas	7 January
Maal Hijrah (Islamic New Year)	20 January
Bank Holiday	21 January
Maulid-ur Rasul (Prophet's Birthday)	31 March
Orthodox Easter	8 April
Coptic Easter Monday	9 April
Sinai's Liberation Day	25 April
Labour Day	1 May
National Day (Revolution Day)	23 July
Armed Forces Day	6 October
Eid-ul Fitri	14 - 17 October
Eid-ul Adha	19 - 22 December

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