Flooding of the Nile
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–Flooding of the Nile was an important cycle in Ancient Egypt. It is celebrated by Egyptians today as an annual holiday for two weeks starting August 15, known as Wafaa El-Nil.
It is also celebrated in the Coptic Church by ceremonially throwing a martyr's relic into the river. Hence the name Esba` al-shahīd (the martyr's finger).
In the 7th century, Amr ibn al-'Ās reported while in Egypt that Egyptians threw virgin maidens into the Nile instead, though this is questionable.
For more on the annual flooding of the Nile, see the Nile.
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