Egyptian customs
Eating habits: Egyptians like to eat sweets, and sweets are served on the last course of formal banquets or wealthy family dinners. Famous sweets are "Kunafa" and "Getaif". "Mallow soup" and "basic food grains" are the best foods in Egyptian daily life. "Gameldin" is a must-have food for Egyptians during Ramadan. "Broad beans" are an indispensable food. There are many different manufacturing methods, and the world customs network, and the foods made are also full of varieties. For example, cutting up broad beans, frying broad beans cakes, stewing broad beans, dry-frying broad beans, and raw green broad beans.
Egyptians usually eat "Yesu" as their staple food, which is eaten together with "Fur"(boiled beans),"Kebunai"(white cheese), and "Mojehya"(soup) during meals. Yesu is a flat round Egyptian bread without yeast. They like to eat mutton, chicken, duck, eggs, peas, onions, pumpkin, eggplant, carrots, potatoes, etc. In terms of taste, it is generally required to be light, sweet, fragrant and non-greasy. Skewers of roasted whole sheep are their favorite dish. It is worth mentioning that many Egyptians also particularly like to eat China Sichuan cabbage.
Living customs: There are the following characteristics in the details of life: Egyptians have deep feelings for green and white. Most people love these two colors. Some people say that green is an auspicious color and white is a "happy" color. They also like and dislike the numbers they often encounter in life. Most people prefer the numbers "5" and "7". He believes that the number "5" will bring "good luck" to people, and believes that the number "7" is a complete number that is respected by people. Because "Allah" took 6 days to create the world and rested on the seventh day, people always use the number of "7" when doing some important things. For example, there are many mantras and prayers to be said 7 times; after pilgrims come back, treat guests on the seventh day; after the baby is born, treat guests on the seventh day; after the birth of a baby, treat them on the seventh day; and commemorate the seventh day after marriage and the seventh day after death. They have the habit of viewing onions as signs of truth. They love cranes very much. The crane is believed to be an auspicious bird. It is beautiful and luxurious, symbolizing joy and longevity. Egyptians pet cats, worship cats as gods, and regard cats as sacred spirits. In the Egyptian mind, the cat is a symbol of the goddess in the world, a lucky mascot, and a revered national animal.
Needles are tools for sewing clothes and are almost a must-have daily necessities for every family. However, in the eyes of Egyptians, they are somewhat mysterious. Every day from 3 to 5 p.m., Egyptians will never buy and sell needles, which has become an unwritten commandment in their lives. According to legend, during this time of day, gods descend to earth to give people some necessities for life, but gods must personally observe people's respective situations. The richer the person is, the more reward he will receive; the poorer the person, the less reward he will receive. The poor always thread needles and make repairs all day long. In order to allow the poor to receive more rewards and avoid embarrassment for life, people will never sell needles at this time. Under the influence of this myth and legend, some people in Egypt did not dare to do needlework even at night, otherwise they believed that it would bring disaster to their mothers. Some women in rural areas regard borrowing needles as a taboo. When it is necessary to borrow, the lender has to put the needle in the bread and hand it to the borrower. The borrower does not dare to take out the needle with his hand in front of him. Needles sometimes become the spoken language used by some women to scold each other. If a woman is scolded for being a needle, she will feel like she has suffered a great humiliation and is in pain. Today, needle still has its unique and legendary status in the hearts of Egyptians, and the taboo against needle has also been inherited.
