They decorate their homes with paper garlands called zeena that look like chains of snowflakes. These are hung all around the house.

The offical language is arabic.

Egyptian birthday parties are filled with dancing and singing when a child turns one year old. Flowers and fruit are used to decorate the party as symbols of life and growth.

In Egypt a party is given for the one-week-old infant. On this day relatives, friends, nighbors and children coem to see the newborn child there will be lighted candles, flowers and samples of the fruits of the earth.