Day the beginning of the flood on the Nile

August 15, Thursday

The flooding of the Nile has been an important natural cycle in Egypt since ancient times. It is celebrated by Egyptians as an annual holiday for two weeks starting August 15, known as Wafaa El-Nil. It is also celebrated in the Coptic Church by ceremonially throwing a martyr's relic into the river, hence the name, The Martyr's Finger. The flooding of the Nile was poetically described in myth as Isis's tears of sorrow for Osiris when killed by their brother Set.

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Day the beginning of the flood on the Nile in other years

2021 August 15, Sunday
2022 August 15, Monday
2023 August 15, Tuesday
2025 August 15, Friday