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.

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• Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.
• Additional Music by Michael Levy www.ancientlyre.com.

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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