En I-Egypt cishe abantu abayi-15% bangamaKrestu. Bayingxenye kuphela yomphakathi egubha uKhisimusi empeleni. Iningi lamaKrestu aseGibhithe liseSontweni LaseCoptic Orthodox futhi linamasiko athile ngoKhisimusi.
Njengoba iningi lamaKrestu aseGibhithe lingabeSonto Lobu-Orthodox bagubha uKhisimusi ngoJanuwari 7 lapho i-Advent ibonwa khona izinsuku ezingama-45 kusuka ngoNovemba 25 kuya ebusuku kuJanuwari 6 futhi ngalezi zinsuku abantu abayidli imikhiqizo yenyama, yenkukhu noma yobisi imikhiqizo.
Ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi, wonke amasonto nezindlu zamaKrestu zihlotshiswe ngezihlahla, amalambu nezigcawu zokuzalwa ezincane. Futhi ngosuku olwandulela uKhisimusi umuntu ngamunye uya emasontweni egqoke izingubo ezintsha njengokungathi bazojabulela injabulo yephathi. E-St. Mark's Cathedral ebabazekayo eCairo, uPapa weSonto Lobu-Orthodox uqala umcimbi ngo-11 ebusuku, osakazwa kuthelevishini ezweni lonke ngoDisemba 24.
Uma inkonzo kaKhisimusi isiphelile abantu baya emakhaya bayodla isidlo esikhethekile esaziwa ngokuthi isiphetho okubandakanya isinkwa, ilayisi, u-garlic nenyama ebilisiwe. Futhi kungokwesiko ukuvakashela abangane nomakhelwane ngocingo olumnandi kahk Kuyadliwa futhi ngamaSulumane lapho kugujwa i-Eid El Fetr ngemuva kweRamadan.
Njengoba abaseGibhithe begubha indlela yabo yamaholide yokuphuma bayojabulela amaholide emapaki, ema-cinema nasezinkundleni zemidlalo yaseshashalazini. Iqiniso ukuthi uKhisimusi eGibhithe uyisizathu senjabulo esigujwa ngamaKrestu futhi sihlonishwe ngamaSulumane.
Iqiniso: eGibhithe, uSanta Claus ubizwa ngokuthi uBaba Noel.