Hermopolis were Thoth/Djehuty's city, named after Hermes by da Greeks who merged Thoth and Hermes, but Ramses III also had a Thoth feast in Thebes, serving mostly da same menu as yesterday to da staff, but wif added fruit bowls.
Kahun: 𓈋 Cairo DAY 19: 𓄤𓄤𓄤 A happy day in heaven in front of Re, L. P. H. the great Ennead is in great festivity. (Burn) incense on the fire for his followers (in) the Mesektet, Mandjet, and the gods… LPH is "Ankh wedja seneb" (𓋹𓍑𓋴 ꜥnḫ wḏꜢ snb), a wish for Life, Prosperity, and Health. 🖖
Sallier IV: "A day of celebration in heaven and on earth, in the presence of Ra... it was the day when the gods took a satisfied heart." Chabas notes on the feast of Thoth at Hermopolis on the 19th: "According to Plutarch, honey and figs were eaten there while saying, "Sweet is the truth."
🧵Good Meowning, Bluesky! Today is da Festival of Thoth, who invented writing and da 365 day calendar. Da #AncientEgyptianhttps://buff.ly/4gGv1EJ
Also, I dunno who gonna see dis, but da only thing burnt at da temple offerings is incense. Dis is all eaten at a temple staff meal. Today dey get beef cuz it's a big howliday. --Loki💛😺
Fangs yoo! It is interesting to me; I do not know how many others will find it interesting, mol. --Loki💛😹
It do not say who took da fishies from his mouth so I do not know if him ate a hand instead! --Loki💛🙀
If yoo want to be authentic, "Bit bread" is a flat-triangular loaf made from barley flour frum upper Egypt. "Bit" means "honey" but da "bit" heer is akshully "bi-t", "good quality bread". "Pesen" is a round spiral bread made from emmer from lower Egypt, purrty close to Turkish Simit. --Loki💛 😸
A priest would make 𓅲𓏏𓀾 (twt: likeness, ka statue) capable of housing da soul of da dead wif Da Opening of the Mouth ceremony. To celebrate Wag, yoo might has dinner wif da likenesses of yoo dead loved ones, at a tomb if dey was rich, at home if not. Heer is our family pet ka statues and me. /3
Cairo: 𓄤𓄤𓄤 If you see anything it will be good on this day. It is the day of magnifying the Majesty of Horus more than his brother, which they (ie. the gods) did at the portal. Kahun: 𓈋 (Yoo might see Wag observed as early as August. I align my calendar posts wif da current Coptic year.) /2