The ceremonies and the protocols of Egypt from 1805 to 1952

Abstract

Since the ancient Egyptian time till nowadays, the ceremonies and the protocols were part of the Egyptian culture and society. The ceremonies are the procedures and the rules of celebrating an official or an important occasion such as celebrating the anniversary of the monarch or his marriage. However, the protocols are the admitted rules or traditions, which are formally followed in the different ceremonies, in addition to the everyday life. Between 1805 and 1952, Egypt had seen a progressive development in the different political, economical and educational sides. Because of this great evolution, certain ceremonies and protocols were set for the monarch and the ruling family in Egypt following the European royal families. Few studies had discussed the ceremonies and the protocols between 1805 and 1952. Among those studies is the study of Maged M. Farag , which was a translation for the original book of al-Marāsim into English with adding and editing some of its parts. It also focused only on the protocols during the reign of king Fārūq (r.1937-1952). There was also a series of articles in the magazine of Ḏākirat Miṣr al-muʿāṣira under the title of “Prutūkūlāt wa marāsim”. Those articles were mainly inspired from the