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[QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Troll Patrol: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Simple Girl: [qb] [IMG]http://www.britishmuseum.org/images/070610_leadimage.jpg[/IMG] [/qb][/QUOTE]In many African traditions the ritual of dead is symbolically being depicted light/ white. Not dark/ black as is in European context. [/QUOTE][i]The mummy of Hunefer, shown supported by the god Anubis (or a priest wearing a jackal mask). Hunefer's wife and daughter mourn, and three priests perform rituals. The two priests with white sashes are carrying out the Opening of the Mouth ritual. The white building at the right is a representation of the tomb.The ritual involved the symbolic animation of a statue or mummy by magically opening its mouth so that it could breathe and speak. There is evidence of this ritual from the Old Kingdom to the Roman Period. Special tools were used to perform the ceremony, such as a ritual adze, an arm shaped ritual censer, a spooned blade known as a peseshkaf, a serpent-head blade, and a variety of other amulets. A calf's leg was also held up to the lips painted on the coffin. The ancient Egyptians believed that in order for a person's soul to survive in the afterlife it would need to have food and water. A special ritual called the 'Opening of the Mouth' was performed so that the person who died could eat and drink again in the afterlife. The ceremony involved up to 75 "episodes" and, in its most complete version, included the following stages[/i] Above two man and woman are doing an embalming ritutal. 1) The men are colored reddish brown. What does reddish brown symbolize? 2) The woman is colored pinkish beige. What does pinkish beige symbolize? . [/QB][/QUOTE]
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