Members of the Christian Egyptian community from around Northeast Ohio gathered at the Sts. Peter and George Coptic Orthodox Church in Westlake to celebrate their rich culture.
Coptic was the primary language of Egypt prior to the arrival of Arabs to the region, spoken from the 5th century to around the 1400s, when language use shifted to mostly Arabic. Coptic is still the language of the Egyptian Christian Orthodox Church and is used in hymns and prayers.
In this audio soundscape, Signal Cleveland’s Gennifer Harding-Gosnell hears from church members and other attendees about why the Egyptian Festival is important to them. The soundscape features George Girgis chanting in the Coptic language.🎧📻👇🏽
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