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Cairo, Egypt
5 customs and traditions in Cairo — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Sweet black tea, offered constantly. Refusing outright reads as rejection; accepting and drinking slowly is the graceful path.
After sunset the city becomes livelier than at any other time of year, with fanous lanterns and public iftar tables in the streets.
A Sufi-derived spinning dance in a weighted, brightly coloured skirt, performed at cultural houses in the old city.
Lateen-rigged wooden sailboats, unchanged in design for centuries, hired by the hour at sunset.
The traditional coffee house, where men play tawla for hours over mint tea and waterpipe.
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