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Mini Episode: Flower Festivities

Mini Episode: Flower Festivities



The Religious Year (Parts 10-11): the Egyptian Day of the Dead.


In the 10th month of the year, Egyptians celebrated the "Beautiful Festival of the Valley," a grand affair similar to today's Day of the Dead or Qingming celebrations.


Select Bibliography:

  • Anthony J. Spalinger, “Ancient Egyptian Calendars,” in Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy, 2015.
  • Emily Teeter, Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt, 2011.
  • Richard H. Wilkinson, The Complete Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt, 2003.

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