Ismaïlia burns Morsi doll at Egyptian Easter

Activists burned a giant doll replica of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in the Ismaïlia province of Egypt on Sunday. The ritual was carried out as part of Easter celebrations where it is customary to burn dolls resembling something you hate. The tradition had been previously abandoned for twelve years after fears of the flames and toxic gases spreading to the local’s homes. Made of straw and wood, the Morsi doll stood at around six metres long and was carried by Easter celebrators along the streets of Ismaïlia. The protestors chanted anti-establishment slogans denouncing the Muslim Brotherhoods rule, before burning the figure. The doll-burning or Limbo Festival dates back to a hated nineteenth century local governor, Limbo Bey, statues of whom were torched by the regions citizens during Easter night.