Egypt offers tourists a lot of souvenirs. That's why there it's easy to get lost, especially when enterprising Arab salesmen are bustling around. We hope that our advice will help you decide which souvenirs to bring from Egypt, so that they become a good gift for friends or a pleasant reminder of the rest.
What souvenirs are taken from Egypt?
So, if you are visiting Egypt, what to bring as a gift to the closest people to please them? The reminder of the holiday in Egypt can be not only a photo on the background of the pyramids, but also various souvenirs.
Figurines
Beetle scarab is one of the symbols of the country. The scarabs are made of different materials - wood, clay, stone - and are sold at a ridiculous price. But pay attention that the scarab should have legs, because the legless scarab is a funeral symbol.
One of the popular resorts of Egypt Hurghada souvenirs offers in the form of figurines of pharaohs, ancient Egyptian gods, cats made of stone or metal. However, traders often issue colored gypsum for stone or metal products. To check, scrape the statuette - from the gypsum it is easy to scrape off the paint. Souvenir cat from Egypt should be without a snake. Like a legless scarab, a cat with a snake is a negative symbol.
Jewelry
If you want something expensive and solid, you can buy jewelry in Egypt with ancient Egyptian symbols. But products made of precious metals should be bought only in shops that cause confidence and, together with the purchase, demand a check.
Papyrus
You can not visit Egypt and not buy papyrus. By and large, papyrus is a picture made on an unusual "canvas". It can not be purchased, like jewelry, with hands. In the pictures of papyrus, the picture should be neat, and the papyrus itself folded without damage. It is best to buy a papyrus in a specialized store or workshop, where you will receive a certificate of authenticity. Please note that a quality product can not be cheap.
Essential oils
Still it is possible to bring essential oils - medical and perfumery. Perfumery oils flavor the laundry, they are added to the bath. Healing oils are sold in pharmacies or benches with spices. An annotation is attached to the oil, where it is indicated how it should be applied.
Tea crockade and spices
If you want to bring delicious souvenirs, then be sure to buy karkade tea. Tea from the Sudanese rose (hibiscus) in Egypt is considered a national drink. A good carcade does not have any impurities, if it can be rubbed between the fingers, and it will color them red. Excellent carcade sell in Hurghada, Aswaney, Sharm el-Sheikh. You can also bring ground coffee with cardamom and immediately buy a Turk to it. Buy spices - turmeric, pepper, ground cumin (ziru), saffron, mix "bakharat" and various sweets.
What souvenirs are brought from Egypt to men and women?
Men can please a hookah, and women - hip shawls and cotton products embroidered with beads, beads and monsters.
The original souvenir from Egypt will be the "cafe Maryam" or "Mary's hand". If this dry bunch of grass is put in water, then a couple of days on it will appear small blue flowers. "Kaf Maryam" brings good luck in business.
What can not be brought from Egypt?
Firstly, not all Egyptian figures can be bought. Pyramids, sarcophagi, jackals and sphinxes are considered symbols of death. Also from the country it is forbidden to export shells and corals, which are considered a national treasure.