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    Wep Ronpet — Opening of the Year

    Sothic New Year: the heliacal rising of Sopdet (Sirius)

    Tradition
    Kemetic / Egyptian
    Next observed
    August 1, 1970

    What It Is

    The Kemetic New Year, anchored not to a fixed date but to the heliacal rising of Sopdet — the star Sirius reappearing at dawn after seventy days of invisibility. In ancient times this heralded the flooding of the Nile and the renewal of all life. The five epagomenal days are complete; a new civil year begins under the star.

    How to Observe It

    Rise before dawn and look east if you can. Bathe or wash your face with fresh water — Sopdet's first gift is the flood. Speak your name and one clear intention for the year aloud. Today what you set into motion runs with the current, not against it.

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