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Mini Episode: New Years Festivities

Mini Episode: New Years Festivities

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast


Mini Episode: New Years Festivities

FromThe History of Egypt Podcast

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Length:
23 minutes
Released:
Jan 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Religious Year (Part 1): New Year.Welcome to a new series detailing the Egyptians' religious year, the major events and the gods they celebrated. Month number one was called "Tekh," and it heralded several important rituals. There were festivals of the Nile Flood (Hapi), festivals of the blessed dead (Wagy-and-Thoth), and the beginning of a multi-month re-enactment of the legends of the god Osiris. The Egyptians got up to all kinds of shenanigans... Images and Bibliography at https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Jan 9, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Learn about ancient Egypt, as *they* described it. We use ancient texts, archaeology and social history to explore their civilization and weave a tale of pharaohs, pyramids, gods, monuments and people. The History of Egypt Podcast uses the ancients' own words to describe their society, and is written by a trained Egyptologist. A member of the Agora Podcast Network.