Ceremonies of Ship Launching in Egypt in the Context of Valorisation of Maritime Heritage and Tourism
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In the Roman world, the sailors launched the “vessel of Isis”, into the sea to symbolize their opening of the shipping season. During the festival, the priests of Isis carried vessels of the Nile water to represent the resurrection of her husband Osiris. The festival was witnessed by a great crowd of people. During the festival, which was accompanied with carnival procession, people sang songs for Isis and carried lanterns in the form of a golden boat. After the spread of Christianity, ship christenings or baptisms continued to include liturgical elements, but in Europe, they appear to have been discontinued after the reformation. In the Ottoman period, the Sultan had to attend ship launching ceremonies. In the 18th century, celebrations were held to launch many ships in Egypt, particularly the royal and military one. After reciting prayers and verse 41 of Surah Houd in Quran, the ship was launched through slipways. This paper aims to threw the light on the various ceremonies of ship launching in Egypt and approaches such ceremonies form a cultural perspective rather than a technical one and as a possible intangible heritage resource of tourist interest.
Keywords: ships, launching, ceremonies, marine, heritage, cultural tourism, Egypt
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