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Community Filmmaker | Tom Gadelrab Observes Kiahk
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Community filmmaker Tom Gadelrab shares customs of his Egyptian Coptic faith during Kiahk.
In this community filmmaker video from Making Buffalo Home, Tom Gadelrab from Lockport, NY talks about how closely his faith and culture mix, including the traditional pescatarian fast practiced in his Egyptian Christian Coptic faith during Kiahk - The fourth month in the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars preceding the Holy Nativity.
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Making Buffalo Home
Community Filmmaker | Tom Gadelrab Observes Kiahk
Clip | 3m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
In this community filmmaker video from Making Buffalo Home, Tom Gadelrab from Lockport, NY talks about how closely his faith and culture mix, including the traditional pescatarian fast practiced in his Egyptian Christian Coptic faith during Kiahk - The fourth month in the ancient Egyptian and Coptic calendars preceding the Holy Nativity.
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