The Opera House continues to celebrate the holiday season, with the Cairo Opera Ballet performing Russian author Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece world-class ballet "The Nutcracker", in five performances throughout the week.
2021-04-05 03:31:00 GMT2021-04-05 11:31:00(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
by Ahmed Shafiq
CAIRO, April 5 (Xinhua) Pride swelled among Egyptians as they watched 22 mummies of pharaonic kings and queens being moved Saturday evening from the Egyptian Museum in downtown Cairo to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in a magical parade.
The procession started with a 21-gun salute, with 22 ancient-like vehicles specially designed for the event, each carrying the name of the mummy of the king or queen inside, moving from Tahrir Square and escorted by parades of chariots, motorcycles, and men and women dressed in ancient Egyptian outfits.