It is a solar calendar that is regulated in movements of the Earth around the Sun. It is based on the Chaldean, which is a town of ancient Mesopotamia, and its astronomers.

History

It is the first solar calendar that are exact news. From this time astronomers Egyptians already knew that one year was composed of 365 days.

In its origins astronomical calendar was based on the Nile River overflows occurring around the same time.He also had importance of the star Sirius, which was the most shining in the sky and they called Sotis.

In the year 238 BC (B.C.) called hierográmatas several priests and other Egyptian leaders gathered at the temple Evergetas in order to create a calendar.

What I wanted to make this group of people every four years was to add an extra day to day epagómenos due to the temporary mismatch exists. The aim was to coincide on the calendar day of the celebration of Sobis with his appearance in the sky.

How it works

The Egyptian calendar comprises 12 months of 30 days each plus 5 holidays receiving the name of days and up epagómenos the year of 365 days. These days are celebrated after Mesore, last month.

These holidays were the name of Egyptian "heru repenet" and those who were engaged in the dates on which the goddess Nit gave birth to the gods Osiris, Horus, Seth, Isis and Neftis after the curse of the god Ra.

Egyptian The year began with the departure of Soris in heaven and inundiación coincided with the Nile River. This date coincides with the July 20 Gregorian calendar.

The months are grouped into three stations each of which is composed of four months' duration divided into three weeks of 10 days.

The weeks are called first, middle and last. Stations for their part are divided into flood (Ajet), germination and harvesting (Peret) or heat (Shemu).

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