Egypt

Egypt holds a millennia-deep heritage along the Nile, from craft trades to music, popular epic and festive ritual.

Games & sport Textile & dress Music & dance Spirituality & rites Crafts

Knowledge in this place

Tahteeb stick game

Tahteeb stick game

Tahteeb is a martial stick game and dance performed at celebrations in Upper Egypt.

Khayamiya appliqué

Khayamiya appliqué

Tentmakers of Cairo hand-stitch colourful appliqué panels with Islamic motifs.

Textile & dress

Al-Sirah al-Hilaliyyah epic

Al-Sirah al-Hilaliyyah epic

Poets chant the Bani Hilal oral epic to the rhythm of the rababah fiddle.

Saint festival rituals

Saint festival rituals

Moulid festivals gather Sufi orders for processions, chanting and shared meals.

Spirituality & rites

Cairene metal craft

Cairene metal craft

Artisans hammer and engrave brass and copper lamps and trays in Cairo's old workshops.