Sham Ennessim
Sham Ennessim (, "Sham Al Nassim" or "Sham an-Nassim"; Egyptian Arabic: "Sham Ennesim", ; , "Shom Ennisim") is an Egyptian national festival marking the beginning of spring, as it originates from the ancient Egyptian Shemu festival. Sham Ennessim always falls on Easter Monday, which is the day after Easter, in accordance with the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria. 

The festival has been nationally celebrated by all the Egyptians since ancient times, as it is considered a national festival in Egypt. Its history goes back to ancient Egyptian times, as it was related to the agricultural background of the ancient Egyptians, originating from Shemu. Sham Ennessim is an official holiday in modern Egypt. 

The main features of the festival are:

* People spend all day out picnicking in any space of green, public gardens, on the Nile, or at the zoo.
* Traditional food eaten on this day consists mainly of "fesikh" (a fermented, salted and dried grey mullet), lettuce, scallions or green onions, and "termes".
*Coloring boiled eggs, then eating and gifting them.
"On that day ... the modern Egyptians say that lettuce represents hopefulness at the beginning of the spring. Eggs are used to represent the renewal of life in the season of the spring. People dye the eggs in various colors in a tradition that goes back to the ancient Egyptians who were probably the first to introduce this practice. Salted fish represents fertility and welfare."
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Egyptian Arabic
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Egyptian
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Shemu
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Easter Monday
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Easter
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Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
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Shemu
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picnic
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Nile
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fesikh
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mullet
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scallion
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termes
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Coloring boiled eggs
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Sham Ennessim
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Sham Ennessim
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Sham Ennessim
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