during the days of celebration, the egyptians spent many days making music, dancing and being joyful. worshippers went to her temple playing instruments, beating drums, shaking tambourines, carrying sistras (sacred rattles), singing and dancing through the streets. on the last night of the festival, a single light would be lit inside the temple of bast and from there the light would spread through the town, carried by devotees. prayers throughout the night would be accompanied by music and incense. bast was important in worship and the egyptian people would make sacrifices to her of spices, water, wine, milk, bread and meat. gifts of gold, diamonds, silver, perfumes and other riches would also be given. the people of egypt would also dance and sing to her because was the goddess of both dance and song.