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🇪🇬 Sham El Nessim in Egypt
Ancient Egyptian spring festival
Date in Egypt
May 6
Instituted1952
Falls on the Monday following Eastern Orthodox Easter
Public life in Egypt
BanksClosed
SchoolsClosed
Government officesClosed
Calendar & celebration
Calendar systems
Coptic
In Egypt, around 1952
- 1952 Egyptian military, led by Colonel Gamal Abdal Nasser, topples the monarchy of King Faruk in a coup d’état. · Egypt
- 1952 King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad. · Egypt
- 1952 The Egyptian revolution of 1852 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt. · Egypt