# Festivals in Ancient Egypt — WHE Article Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [March 17, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/festivals-in-ancient-egypt-whe-article-discussion/15913 "2017-03-17T09:57:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 9:57am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/festivals-in-ancient-egypt-whe-article-discussion/15913/1 "2017-03-17T09:57:37Z")
The gods of the ancient Egyptians were always apparent to the people through natural events. The sunrise was Ra emerging from the underworld in his great ship, for example, and the moon was the god Khonsu traveling across the night sky. When a woman became pregnant, it was through the fertility encouraged by Bes or Tawaret, and the Seven Hathors were present at the child's birth to declare its destiny. Sycamore trees were sacred to Hathor and the home was protected by Bastet. There was no need for anything like a weekly worship service to pay homage to these gods because they were worshiped daily and nightly through various rituals during which individuals participated in the work of the gods. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1032/festivals-in-ancient-egypt/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1032/festivals-in-ancient-egypt/)._ ---
**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:29am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/festivals-in-ancient-egypt-whe-article-discussion/15913/2 "2026-07-30T09:29:27Z")