Tag Archives: Passover

The Unicorn and the Ark: A Talmudic Story

Posted on 04/04/2015 by dianabuja

As we are the time of Passover for 2015, I have updated the following entry that features a popular topic – the unicorn. Legends of the unicorn are numerous, spreading from China and India, across the Middle East and into Europe, and extending back into … Continue reading →

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Posted in Bestiary, History-Ancient, Jewish Holiday, Medieval, Middle East | Tagged Father Noah, Jewish Encyclopedia, King Og, Mount Ararat, Narwhal, Noah, Noahs Ark, Passover, Talmud, The Ark, Unicorn | 2 Comments

Easter Season in Egypt, 1834: ‘Smelling the Breeze’, Making Kishk, Eating Colored Eggs & Salted Fish

Posted on 02/04/2015 by dianabuja

Manners and Customs of The Modern Egyptians, by E. Lane, is a two-volume set filled with lore about Egypt during the author’s time (1834). And although it makes for fascinating reading, the book is now largely ‘put down’ by post-colonial theorists … Continue reading →

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Posted in Colonial, Colonialism, Cuisine, Egypt, Food, Recipes | Tagged Cairo, Copts, Easter, Edward William Lane, fasiikh, food, Kishk, Manners and Customs of The Modern Egyptians, Passover, shamm al-nasiim, Upper Egypt | 5 Comments

An Ancient Jewish Community on Elephantine Island, Aswan

Posted on 15/04/2014 by dianabuja

The following blog has been updated : One of the most interesting interludes in ancient Egyptian history concerns the Jewish community that inhabited a portion of Elephantine Island, located in southern Egypt adjacent to the town of Aswan, during the 5th and 4th … Continue reading →