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Ancient Egyptian Holidays and Traditions
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Foods for festivals
Some foods used for festivals are: beans, eggs, and fish. For certain festivals, they will have a specific amount of cake or other baked goods.
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More on the Opet Festival
At the Opet festival, as an example, there is free food, singing, dancing, and praising the gods.
The Opet Festival last 24 days, it is the most important festival of the year. The festival is centered around fertility and renewal. Also, during this festival, officials carry a mummy through the streets, showing that the pharaoh is looking over us always.
Festivals
Festivals honor gods, seasons, and harvest.
Calendars
August 4: Festival of the dead
September 13: Festival of lighting the fires of Nieth
October 20: Festival of Sebek, a crocodile god
Birthdays
Feasts
July 17:Birthday of Isis, known as the mother/god of nature and magic.
July 21: Birthday of Aten, the symbol of the sun, or King Tutankhamen
July 27: Queen Hatshepsut's birthday
They had many different calendars. such as monthly, yearly, and celebration calendars.
September 2 & February 11: Feast of Osiris, the god of the afterlife and death
December 21: Feast of Isis
January 11: Feast of Sokar, a falcon god
February 1: Feast of Nut, Isis' mother
Here are a few of the many celebrations:
July 19: Feast of Thoth, the scribe of the gods
Also, on July 19 was the Opet Festival
The Opet Festival celebrated the marriage of two gods, Osiris and Isis.
The Opet Festival is the biggest festival of the year.
Ancient Egyptian Holidays and Traditions
There were many holidays each year in Ancient Egypt. There, on average, was a celebration or festival every three days.
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