OPET


Meaning of OPET in English

Ancient Egyptian festival of the New Year.

In the celebration of Opet, statues of Amon and Mut and their son Khons were carried down the Nile on barges in a ritual journey from their shrines at Karnak to the temple of Luxor . There the statues remained about 24 days, a festival time for Luxor. The images were returned to Karnak by the same route in a second public appearance that closed the festival.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.      Краткая энциклопедия Британика.