“Wahawi ya wahawi, Iaha," meaning greeting to the moon and queen Iiah Hotep, is an old chant transmitted from ancient to modern Egypt and is culturally associated with the famous Ramadan lanter ...

Egyptians currently repeat some words in some songs of Pharaonic origin, for example, the Ramadan song lyrics, “Wahawi Ya Wahawi Eyoha”, which means “welcome, welcome Queen Ahhotep,” he continued.

Here are some rare pictures of the practice from 1936. ‘Wahawi Ya Wahawi, Eyaha’ This the chant that usually accompanies children as they run around with their colourful lanterns. As children ...

Nowadays the Ramadan lantern is normally associated with children, who take to the streets in Ramadan nights carrying candle-lit lanterns and singing the famous rhyme, “wahawi ya wahawi iyyaha ...