Egypt Then and Now » egyptian calendar http://allaboutegypt.org Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:04:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Ancient Egyptian Epagomenal Festival http://allaboutegypt.org/2009/07/ancient-egyptian-epagomenal-festival-july-18-%e2%80%93-19-2009/ http://allaboutegypt.org/2009/07/ancient-egyptian-epagomenal-festival-july-18-%e2%80%93-19-2009/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:56:16 +0000 Ben Morales-Correa http://allaboutegypt.org/?p=959 Rosicrucian ParkImage via Wikipedia

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California will be hosting its annual Egyptian Epagomenal Festival on Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19. In ancient Egyptian mythology, the calendar included 360 days plus five additional epagomenal days. These epagomenal days were days “out of time” when the goddesses Isis and Nephthys, and the gods Osiris, Seth and Horus were born. The Egyptians celebrated the birthdays of these gods with a festival each year. Our version of this festival will include a variety of special lectures, tomb tours, workshops and children’s activities held throughout Rosicrucian Park.

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