There are many holidays that were known to the ancient Egyptian civilization, as the ancient Egyptian distributed his holidays throughout the year, and made each city its own holidays, in addition to the national holidays that all cities and regions celebrated in the country. Egyptologist Dr. Mansour Al-Noubi told the German News Agency (DPA) that holidays in ancient Egypt were occasions for joy, pleasure, dancing, singing, chanting songs, and organizing massive processions. Mansour added that the holidays of the ancient Egyptians were numerous and their reasons varied. There were religious holidays, official holidays, monthly holidays such as the Crescent Moon Day and the Full Moon Day, and annual holidays celebrated across the length and breadth of the country, and local holidays, in addition to holidays that were linked to the calendar such as New Year’s holidays, And the flood, and the harvest. He pointed out that children in ancient Egypt knew playing and games, and that boys used to play skill games such as shooting at a target (archery), which is widespread on Egyptian holidays and birthdays today, and jumping and other games that depend on dexterity and luck. The late Egyptologist Dr. Abdel Halim Nour El-Din enumerated for us, in his study on holidays in ancient Egypt, the national and local holidays that the ancient Egyptians celebrated, as he mentioned the names of many holidays, some of which were considered sacred holidays in the country during which no work was done and they were closed. All government departments. Among the holidays that were known in ancient Egypt and mentioned to us in the books of archaeologists and Egyptologists, and recorded for us by their antiquities, such as the Palermo stone and the inscriptions of many temples, such as the temples of Habu and Edfu, are the festivals of: Horus, Sokar, Min, Anubis, Seshat, Hathor, and Sekhmet. There was also the Feast of Satt and Anqet in the First Cataract region, and the Feast of Khnum and Anqet on Elephantine Island in Aswan. The city of Esna also knew three festivals: the Feast of Raising the Sky, the Feast of Nate’s arrival in Sais, and the Feast of Grabbing the Axe. Among the feasts that Dendera knew were: the feast of the birth of the gods, the feast of the beautiful encounter, and the feast of the beautiful encounter. In Abydos and Sais, there were the feasts of Osiris, which they celebrated in memory of his battles, death, and resurrection. Holiday records in ancient Egypt indicate that the New Year celebrations in Dendera and Edfu were known for celebrations that were held on the night of this holiday, similar to how Egyptians today celebrate the night of the holiday. Just as there were special feasts for gods and kings, there were special feasts such as birthdays, and the dead also had their feasts. Each of these holidays had its own ceremonial aspects, which included singing hymns, lighting and decorating the temples. As for the day of the Pharaoh’s coronation and his annual feast, it also witnessed a huge celebration. When the Pharaoh reached 30 years of rule, he had to participate in the “Love of Love” festival. “Sed” is a huge festival in which the Pharaoh dances, runs and jumps in order to demonstrate his abilities and strength. Egyptians today inherit some aspects of their ancient ancestors’ celebrations of holidays, such as making holiday cakes, which some sources date back to the time of the Pharaohs, going to the parks and beaches of the Nile River, and visiting the tombs of their dead.
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