Al Awamiya celebrations. Photo by Abu Al Hassan Abdul Sattar
Al Awamiya celebrations. Photo by Abu Al Hassan Abdul Sattar
Al Awamiya celebrations of the Prophets birthday. Photo by Abu Al Hassan Abdul Sattar
Al Awamiya celebrations of the Prophets birthday. Photo by Abu Al Hassan Abdul Sattar
Celebrations of the Prophets birthday. Photo by Abu Al Hassan Abdul Sattar
Celebrations of the Prophets birthday. Photo by Abu Al Hassan Abdul Sattar
Rituals of the Awamiya in celebrations of the Prophets birthday. Photo by Abu al Hasan Abd al Sattar
Rituals of the Awamiya in celebrations of the Prophets birthday. Photo by Abu al Hasan Abd al Sattar
For more than a hundred years, the rituals of the people of Al-Awamiya village in the governorate of Luxor have remained unchanged in their celebration of the Prophet’s birthday. The scene remains the same, preserving the fragrance of history and the spirituality of the religious occasion, in an annual tradition that remains alive despite the waves of modernity.