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)
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)
Egyptian boy sells ballons at Giza zoo where Egyptian families celebrate the traditional national spring holiday of Sham el-Nessim (Smelling of the Zephyr) by picnicking and eating traditional food 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)
Egyptians play traditional music at Giza zoo where Egyptian families celebrate the traditional national spring holiday of Sham el-Nessim (Smelling of the Zephyr) by picnicking and eating traditional food 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)
An Egyptian kid takes a face painting during the traditional "Sham el-Nessim celebrations" in Giza zoo in Cairo, Egypt, May 6, 2013. (Xinhua/Qin Haishi)
Two Egyptian kids show their face paintings during the traditional "Sham el-Nessim celebrations" in Giza zoo in Cairo, Egypt, May 6, 2013. (Xinhua/Qin Haishi)
An Egyptian woman takes a hand painting during the traditional "Sham el-Nessim celebrations" in Giza zoo in Cairo, Egypt, May 6, 2013. (Xinhua/Qin Haishi)
An Egyptian kid takes a face painting during the traditional "Sham el-Nessim celebrations" in Giza zoo in Cairo, Egypt, May 6, 2013. (Xinhua/Qin Haishi)
