Temple Holidays of Ancient Egypt

Temple Holidays of Ancient Egypt

Season: Akhet (Winter/Inundation)

Netjer of the season: Hapi

Month: Thuthi (Netjer: Thoth)

 Thuthi 1 (July 19): Month of Thuthi begins. Feast of Thoth. Opet Festival. Marriage of Wasir and Aset (Osiris and Isis)

Thuthi 3 (July 21): Birthday of Aten

Thuthi 17 (August 4): Festival of the Dead: Sunset Ceremony

Thuthi 19 (August 6): Festival of Nut and Ra. Chief Festival of Thoth

Thuthi 25 (August 12): Day of Sekhmet's repulsion of Set. Wasirian (Osirian) Mysteries. Feast of Lights of Aset (Isis)

Thuthi 26 (August 13): Day of battle between Heru (Horus) and Set. Aset gains the horns of Het-Hert (Hathor)

Month: Paopi (Netjer: Ptah)

Paopi 6 (August 23): Great Feast of the Netjeru (Gods and Goddesses)

Paopi 9 (August 26): Day of Jubilation in the heart of Ra

Paopi 13 (August 30): Day of Satisfying the Hearts of the Ennead

Paopi 14 (August 31): Day which Heru (Horus) receives the White Crown 

Paopi 30 (September 16); Celebration of the Descending of Orpheus 

Month: Hethara (Netjer: Het-Hert [Hathor])

Hethara 5 (September 21): Autumn Equinox. Honors to Het-hert (Hathor)

Hethara 14 (September 30): Celebration of Saint Michael. Rebirth of Apollo

Hethara 21 (October 7): Feast day of Ma'at

Hethara 26 (October 12): The Black Land if given to Heru (Horus); the Red Land is given to Set

Hethara 29 (October 15): Feast of the Three Noble Ladies

Month: Koiak (Netjer: Sekhmet)

Koiak 12 (October 28): Day of Transformation into the Bennu Bird (Phoenix)

Koiak 13 (October 29): Going forth of Het-Hert (Hathor) and the Ennead

Koiak 14 (October 30): Celebration of the Nerjert of Weaving and Fate. Coming forth of the Bennu transformed

Koiak 15 (October 31): Feast of Sekhmet Bast Ra. Modern times--Samhain (Halloween and the Day of the Dead/All Souls)

Koiak 28 (November 13): Aset (Isis) grieves the loss of Wasir (Osiris)

Koiak 29 (November 14): Aset (Isis) rejoices as She finds Wasir (Osiris)

Koiak 30 (November 15): Ennead feast in the House of Ra, Heru (Horus) and Wasir (Osiris). Invocation and offering to the Spirits (khu)

Season: Peret (Spring--Sowing)

Netjer of season: Khepri

Month: Tybi (Netjer: Min)

Tybi 2 (November 17): Festival of Bast

Tybi 13 (November 28): Feast of Het-Hert (Hathor) and Sekhmet. Day of prolonging life and the goodness of Ma'at

Tybi 21 (December 6): Bast guards the Two Lands. Day of offerings to the Shemsu (followers) of Ra

Month: Mechir (Netjer: Rekhur)

Mechir 6 (December 21): Winter Solstice. Feast of Aset (Isis). Modern times: Yule.

Mechir 8 (December 23): Festival of the Great Heat. Feast day of Het-Hert (Hathor)

Mechir 10 (December 25): Birth of Heru (Horus), the child of Aset (Isis). Going forth of Wadjet singing in Heliopolis. Day of Elevating the Great Netjert (Goddess) in all Her names and manifestations

Mechir 11 (December 26): Feast of Neith. Birth of Sebek (Sobek)

Mechir 13 (December 28): Day of Sekhmet going forth to Letopolis

Mechir 16 (December 31): Feast of Sekhmet

Mechir 17 (January 1): Day of keeping the things of Wasir (Osiris) in the hands of Anpu (Anubis)

Mechir 20 (January 4): Day of Nut and Raet proceeding southward

Mechir 22 (January 6): Feast of Ptah and Heru (Horus)

Mechir 23 (January 7): Festival of Aset (Isis)

Mechir 24 (January 8): Festival of Aset (Isis) {continues or is it a different center?}. Birth of Alon

Mechir 26 (January 10): Going forth of Min to Coptus. Aset sees Wasir's face

Mechir 27 (January 11): Feast of Sokar

Month: Pamenot (Netjer: Amun-Ra)

Pamenot 1 (January 15): Feast of entering Heaven and the Two Lands

Pamenot 13 (January 27) Tehuti and the khu go forth

Pamenot 16 (January 30): Day of opening the doors and courts at Karnak

Pamenot 18 (February 1): Feast of Nut

Pamenot 19 (February 2): Birthday of Nut

Pamenot 28 (February 11): Feast of Wasir (Osiris) in Abydos

Pamenot 30 (February 13): Feast of Wasir (Osiris) in Busiris. The Doorways of the Horizon are opened

Month: Parmutit (Netjer: Renenutet)

The modern Gregorian calendar adds an extra day every four years to the month of February. This extra day would occur between Parmutit 15 (February 28) and Parmutit 16 (March 1). I have no good Egyptian name for it; but I do associate it with the moon god playing a board game to win the epagomenal days (the extra five days that the gods and goddesses that Ra did not want born came into being).

Parmutit 30 (March 15): Offerings to Ra, Wasir, Heru, Ptah, Sokar, and Atum

Season: Shemu (Summer)

Netjer of season: Khonsu-Ra

Month: Pachons (Netjer: Khonsu)

Pachons 17 (April 1): Day of Het-Hert (Hathor)

Month: Payni (Netjer: Heru [Horus])

Payni 1 (April 15): Festival of Heru. Festival of Bast

Payni 2 (April 16): Holiday of Ra and his Shemsu (followers)

Payni 7 (April 21): Feast of Wadjet (Udjet or Buto)

Payni 13 (April 27): The Ennead sails throughout the land

Payni 17 (May 1): Wasir (Osiris) goes forth from His mountain. Modern: Feast of Beltaine begins.

Payni 21 (Msy 5): Day of the Living Children. Modern: Feast of Beltaine ends.

Payni 28 (May 12): Day of purification of all things

Month: Epipi (Netjer: Wadjet)

Epipi 15 (May 29): Heru (Horus) hears prayer in the presence of the Netjers

Epipi 16 (May 30): Ma'at is taken to Ra in Heliopolis

Epipi 18 (June 1): Ma'at and Ra go forth in secret

Month: Mesore (Netjer: Heru-Khuiti)

Mesore 8 (June 21): Summer Solstice. Wadjet ceremony

Mesore 10 (June 23): Anpu (Anubis) Ceremony

Mesore 13 (June 26): Holiday for the Shemsu of Heru (Shemsu-Hor)

Mesore 15 (June 28): Ra goes forth to propitiate the Nun

Mesore 19 (July 2): The Wadjet eye has returned complete

Mesore 22 (July 5): Feast of Anpu (Anubis) with the Children of Nut and Geb

Mesore 28 (July 11): Feast of Min

Mesore 29 (July 12): Holiday in the Temple of Sokar. Festival of the Estate of Ptah.

Mesore 30 (July 13): Birthday of Ra

The Epagomenal Days

Outside the year 1 (July 14): Birthday celebration of Wasir (Osiris)

Outside the year 2 (July 15): Birthday celebration of Heru-Dunawhy (Elder Horus)

Outside the year 3 (July 16): Birthday festival of Set

Outside of year 4 (July 17): Birthday celebration of Aset (Isis)

Outside of year 5 (July 18): Birthday celebration of Nebet-Het (Nephthys)



If my sources matter: 

[mostly Printout of file--09/02/2004 "(AEL) Ancient Egyptian Holidays" Temple Holidays"]

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