Delta Nile
Although the Nile Delta has been inhabited since prehistoric times, there are no monuments on its territory comparable to the pyramids or temples of the Nile Valley.
Civilization was born here, but its remnants have miraculously survived floods and human activity and are still buried deep under the silt. In this area, Egypt came into contact with Asia and its cultures, this is where the news and foreign troops came. From here also Egyptian culture radiated to the countries of the Fertile Crescent. Even though Egypt also stretched over the sea, The Great Green was not very popular with its inhabitants, who only traveled to Byblos for cedar trees or to the Red Sea to the mysterious Punt.
Numerous decks and comas hide the ruins of cities or cult centers. Most of the old stone blocks were used in erecting the walls, and the perishable mud bricks crumbled to dust. The buildings slowly "dissolved" into the ground. The high groundwater level has violated non-permanent monuments. 19th Century Travelers. describing the sights of the Delta, they would be surprised, how many of them no longer exist today. Only a few ancient cities survived: Tinnis, Awaris and Bubastis, as well as important Islamic monuments in Rosetta and Damietta.
Numerous mulids take place in this area, holidays. Right after the cotton harvest (October) In Tanta, a mulid is celebrated in honor of Sajid al-Badawi, that begins a series of Muslim holidays that lasts until November. Groups of pilgrims travel from town to town, on the way to the next celebrations. The Christmas procession takes place in Basjuni, Disuku, Mahmudijyi, Fuwie and Rosetta (Rashld). Ramadan is followed by the Muslim month of shawwal – then in Bilbajs and Az-Zakazik other celebrations are organized.
Christians also live in the Delta. The largest Catholic holiday takes place in May at the Monastery of St.. Damiany, and then in August in the village of Mit Damsis. There are days of patrons in Coptic monasteries In January, the only Jewish holiday in Egypt is celebrated in Damanhur.