Egypt History (The Opening Ceremony of the Road of Rams)

On the occasion of the celebration of the opening of Rams Road in Luxor Governorate, Egypt, a few days ago, it was missed, which was very great and succeeded in dazzling the whole world. I would like to talk about it in a clearer way and give you more information about the opening and revival of the rams' road known as the Sphinx Road and the path of celebrations. Browse the whole article and you will be more impressed and learn new information.

• The road starts from the Luxor Temple and the statues of the Sphinx on both sides, and after it crosses a distance of more than 2k meters in good land, towards the north, the road branches into two branches, like the Nile River, which runs from south to north in the land of Egypt, and is divided in the other into two branches, the road of celebrations, as it branches into two branches. At the Temple of Death to house the largest temple in the world, which is the Karnak temple group, which consists of 10 edifices that were built in different eras.
• The eastern branch of the road leads to the tenth edifice of Karnak and all the way. On the two sides are statues of the form of the Sphinx, and the western branch passes towards the Temple of Khonsu, and this part takes the form of rams in the statues. And this group of statues of rams is the reason for calling the road of rams, although not all statues have the same shape.
• The Way of Rams was founded in the 18th Dynasty; they chose the shape of rams because it symbolizes the Egyptian god Amun. In the era of the 30th Dynasty, King Nectanebo the First completed the road of rams with statues of the Sphinx. Therefore, it was also called the Sphinx Road. In the modern era, archaeologists were able to discover the road in different stages.
• The beginning was in the forties of the twentieth century, archaeologists began a part behind the second of the road until they reached the time when they discovered the whole path of celebrations, which was a witness to one of the most important annual holidays, the Opet Festival, which the ancient Egyptians celebrated every year during the Nile flood season as if it was a feast. love . And it gathers in the whole Egyptian family because our ancient Egyptian ancestors considered the arrival of the Nile flood with silt is good and a blessing that will protect them for the rest of the year.
• A new opportunity for hope and surprise that the celebration is not far from the past, because it imitates the real Opet Festival, which was celebrated by the emergence of the statues of the Theban Trinity, the ancient Egyptian idol Amun, his wife Mut and his son Khonsu in their golden boats, carried on the shoulders of the priests from the Karnak temples. Where it is considered their official place of worship until it ends in the Luxor Temple and the procession runs alongside it, the chariot of the king, and it is secured by a very large number of soldiers and boats carrying all kinds of gifts, offerings, incense and perfumes, and their steps precede the steps of the priests singing religious songs, dancers and musical instruments.
  This celebration was awaited by all Egyptians every year between the second and third month of the flood and lasts for approximately 15 days.
• The procession reaches the end of the Luxor Temple, which was established during the reign of King Thutmose III. It was rebuilt again by King Amenhotep the Third, and after them many Egyptian kings participated in it, such as King Seti I and King Ramses II, the owner of the largest expansions in the history of this great temple.
• The motive was the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, which remained for more than 4 years, was treated with utmost care and perfection and was restoring the road paved by the Egyptian, the 3500-year-old road with an extension of 3k meters.
  It is adorned with 1200 statues on both sides. The development work included designing appropriate lighting and planting types of palm trees and trees, which reflect the time period of the celebration and take them back in time for more than 3,500 years.
  The truth is that this great festival in Egypt, “The Opening and Revival of the Way of Rams,” had a message in its content. Where Egypt displays the magic of the land of Egypt to the world. The bes city or Luxor is a small city as an area compared to many cities, but it is considered the largest in Egypt and the world in the number of archaeological buildings, where in 1979 it joined the UNESCO World Heritage List.
  Luxor, which was known throughout history as the Land of the 100 Gates because of the number of its temples and monuments, which enchanted all those who entered it from the first Greeks who were fascinated by it in the 4th century BC.
• They knew its religious significance and named it stiff after the name of the Greek city, which was their center of worship, and with time the Egyptians called it good.
• When the Arabs entered it in the 7th century AD and saw the majesty of its buildings and the edifices and buildings in which they were located, they thought that they were the palaces of the ancient Egyptians, and from here they called it the shortest, but its real name in the ancient texts is Wast, which means the scepter, and this is a symbol of rule and authority for the ancient Egyptian.
• Egypt is going through an exceptional and great period with the opening of the ancient ceremonial road called Rams Road, where we take advantage of the opportunity and dazzle the world with the beauty of goodness. The celebration, in which we not only see the magic of the past, but also enjoy it, the nature of the city and the simplicity and beauty of its people.
  do not forget that Egypt came first, then history came ""