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Wearing new clothes and dressing up in colorful dresses are a part of the customs followed in Egypt. Giving gifts in various shapes are an important part of the New Year customs in Egypt. The children receive New Year gifts like sweets, which they are fond of. The boys receive a sweet that is in the shape of a boy on horseback. Girls receive gifts shaped in the form of a girl wearing a dress. These gifts are wrapped in colorful papers to make them look attractive.
The adults regard the New Year to be a special day for paying visits to friends. One can find the father or the head of the family in certain villages in Egypt wishing each other by going from house to house. This is done and continues till many people are collected. As the number increases they finally go to the Mayor's house to wish him on New Year.
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