The River Nile in Egypt is the artery of life for the the Egyptians. in Egypt , we have a special relation with Nile from our Grand Fathers ( Pharaohs ) still until now.
in the ancient Egypt they have been special habits they must find a pretty girl to married her to God of Nile ( Hapi ) and they called her Bride of Nile. they will make for this Marriage day a big festival in all Egyptian nationwide.
the Bride of Nile must be Young girl and Virgin, they will arrange for this bridal day a good festival, the Egyptian workers will not work that day will have a holiday, the life will stop in that day.
when i was Young, I saw my Mother and her Friends in the night of 16 April after midnight they go to the Nile and swimm. in that night, Mom dance and Jock for 2 or 3 hours in the Nile, they all not only Mom, they swimm in the Nile with clothes.................. what? they swimm in the Nile with clothes?
yes, they swimm in the Nile with clothes. before, I thought of the Islamic Religion because is forbiden for a Muslim woman to wear clothes like Bikini but i found that is not right. because she told me it is a Holly habits in that night, they must jump in Nile like our Mom she married God of Nile ( Hapi ). we are Muslim and we believe of one God ( Hapi ) but we have a habits from our Grand Fathers ( Pharaohs ).
in ancient Egypt, the Bride of Nile will marry to God of Nile ( Hapi ) must be Young and Virgin, in that day she must wear all nice clothes for her husband, she will wear Gold . after that she will go with the Holly man to big boat together with the Holly man. after that they will take that boat and in the middle of Nile she will jumb to meet her husband ( God of Nile - Hapi ) in the bottom of Nile.
that it was before but still until now.
Bride of Nile ..... now we call this name for a pretty girl in all Egypt nationwide.