Kemetic holidays

[David19]

I was just wondering, are there any Kemetic holidays, that you celebrate and what do you do on them, like how do you celebrate them?

Thanks.

[Ishtara]

Here are the holidays that I did celebrate or plan on celebrating this year:[Quoted from my post in the Recon subforum because it is a long list!]


- Wep Renpet (Kemetic New Year): this year I am taking time off for Wep Renpet. Last year I celebrated at home but this year I would like to throw a party on the beach with my friends. They are not Kemetic but they enjoy a good party as much as anyone else! :D

- Month of Thuthi (July/August) : Opet (inundation) festival and Festival of Djehuty

- Month of Paopi (August/September): Great festival of the Netjeru

- Month of Hethara (September/October): Ritual of the Netjeru of the Two Lands and Festival of Ma'at

- Month of Koiak (October/November): Ritual of the Djed Pillar and Invocations to the Ka

- Month of Tybi (November/December): Heb-Sed festival and Day of Prolonging the Goodness of Ma'at

- Month of Pamenot (January/February): Festival of Djehuty and of the Ka

- Month of Pachons (March/April): Festival of the Harvest and Day of Djehuty Who heard Ma'at

- Month of Mesore (June/July): Day of Ma'at Reunited with the Netjeru in the Sky and Festival of Yinepu


As you can see, I mostly celebrate the holidays associated with the Names of Netjer I serve, as well as some major festivals.
I do a complete, more elaborate than usual version of Senut on holidays. I make sure that my offerings are plentiful and specifically chosen for the Name I am honouring.
I mostly dedicate my festival celebrations to Netjer Itself and meditate on the symbolic meaning of the festival.

[TaysatWesir]

So far I've celebrated onion day and moo mas I have yet to celebrate Wep Renpet Ishtara very lovely idea to have a party on the beach. I guess at the same time you can leave the icons to soak up some sun ;) probably will do the same but the local beaches are packed during the summer.

[Zephyrstorm]

I'm a lot like Ishtara, though I usually cook a special meal for the major holidays. Try to give something special for the holidays.

[Temwa]

There are hundreds of feasts and holidays in our calendar, actually. :) Usually 2-3 per day! But like the others said, you usually celebrate "big" ones (such as Wep Ronpet) and the ones connected to the deities you serve. :) So I mostly note the Bast ones, and then some related to Heru-wer, Heru-sa-Aset, Seshat, Nit and Nebthet. I haven't had a chance to really celebrate in the way I'd like, but in a perfect world with privacy and independence, I would do an elaborate Senut session, make special offerings and cook special food etc.

[Erincelt]

I mostly just observe Wep Ronpet, my Parent Divination and Naming anniversaries, the Yinepu holidays (the season for which is closing now), Onion Day (for Bast), and days associated with Creation mythos (for Khepera).