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In Egypt, the ancient festival of '''[[Sham Ennessim|Sham Ennesim]]''' ({{lang-arz|شم النسيم}}, literally meaning "smelling of the breeze") is celebrated by the [[Coptic Orthodox Church]] (i.e. [[Eastern Christianity|Eastern]]) Easter Monday, though the festival dates back to [[Ancient Egypt]] times (about 2700 BC). It is an Egyptian national holiday for all Egyptians whatever their religions. Traditional activities include painting boiled eggs, taking meals outdoors in gardens and beaches , and eating boiled eggs, [[fesikh]] (pickled [[mullet (fish)]]) with lemon and green onion, pickled sardine , grilled herring and malana (green chickpeas).