Min festival
min festival ancient egyptian ceremony held celebrate continued rule pharaoh date back predynastic egypt still popular th dynasty reign pharaoh ramesses ii festival connected worship king held last month summer carried king followed wife royal family court king entered sanctuary deity min brought offering burning incense standing god carried temple shield carried twentytwo priest front statue god also two small seated statue pharaoh front god min large ceremonial procession included dancer priest front king white bull wearing solar disc horn god arrived end procession given sacrificial offering pharaoh end festival pharaoh given bundle cereal symbolised fertility ania skliar grosse kulturen der welt ägypten