Pictures of the great Salah Jahin "big night" in the head of the bureau

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In the vicinity of the mosque of the head of the Diwan Sayyida Zainab bint al-Imam on the generosity of the face, the children of the old lady district in the heart of Fatimid Cairo, had a date for the remake of the "big night".

The presentation, which came from the night of the big night at the birth of Sayeda Zeinab, attracted children of all ages. The simple Egyptian families gathered to enjoy the holy month of Ramadan in front of the show,.

The Great Night Opera is the most famous stage of the puppet theater in Egypt. It describes the popular birthplace in a wonderful and enjoyable way, through the characters: (Alrajouz – seller of chickpeas – seller of Al-Bakht – Kahwaji – teacher – mayor – dancer – coach of black – children – – Almncd – the farmer).

Lyrics: Salah Jahine, Composer: Sayed Makawy, Puppets: Naji Shaker, Decor: Mustafa Kamel, Directed by: Salah El Sakka.

In the book "Conversations of Hussein Qadri" tells the late poet how he came to the idea of ​​the work of presenting the most famous puppets for children, although I was born late poet in Cairo, but spent a period of his life in some provinces and regions, and when he returned to Cairo, had a fear of "great Ghoul "Cairo, will he be able to live with the life of the capital or people will make fun of him.

Meanwhile, while "Jahin" is still shrinking and has a fear of life in the capital, he happens to be present at the celebration of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), wandering through the neighborhood he knows by heart, taking down the names of his streets and recording the names of the people he meets, What looked like a reportage, came his idea of ​​the presentation work.

While the ideas crumble in the mind of "Jahin" met his friend, the late musician, Mr. Mkawi, remembered the famous duo in the early twentieth century, Sayed Darwish and Badi Khairy, presented his idea, which was very welcomed by the great artist, and so brought out the two puppets show big night, The National Center for Child Culture decided to make it the icon of children's shows in the evenings of the celebration center during the holy month of Ramadan

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