Tanta (Egyptian Arabic: طنطا Ṭanṭa  pronounced [ˈtˤɑntˤɑ], Coptic: ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ) is a city in Egypt.

[5][6] Annual festivals are held in Tanta for one week beginning on 11 October celebrating the birthday of Ahmad al-Badawi, a revered Sufi figure of the 13th century, who founded the Badawiyya Tariqa in Egypt and is buried in Ahmad Al-Badawi Mosque, the main mosque of Tanta.

Three million people,[3] from around the Delta and other parts of the Arab world, come for the Moulid of Sayid Ahmed el-Badawi,[11] which is a colorful,[12] religious, eight-day celebration.

The moulid is centered around the mosque and tomb of Sayid Ahmad al-Badawi,[13] who founded one of Egypt's largest Sufi orders known as Ahmadiyyah or Badawiyya.

Large quantities are sold during the mulid (Arabic: المولد) festivals when many Egyptians visit the city.