
Egyptian families celebrate the traditional national spring holiday of Sham el-Nessim (Smelling of the Zephyr) by picnicking and eating traditional food in a local park in Cairo, May 6, 2013. Egyptians have a history of celebrating Sham el-Nessim for thousands of years and it always falls on the day after the Eastern Christian Easter. (Xinhua/Amru Salahuddien)