These burial customs clearly reflect the religious beliefs of the Predynastic Egyptians and the main characteristics of the primitive religion of Egypt.
Photo Gallery: Egypt A pensive Egyptian sits in front of the Luxor Temple. The man wears a traditional djellaba, favored by the devout in many Muslim countries.
This star was the most important of the stars to the ancient Egyptians, and the heliacal rising of this star came at the time of inundation and the start of the Egyptian New Year.