Feast of Hapi

Feast of Hapi is a Kemetic festival. Feast honoring Hapi, the personification of the Nile inundation — the annual flood that was the source of all Egyptian life and prosperity. Hapi was not a river-god in a simple sense; he was the actual flooding, the life-giving water that turned the desert green. He was depicted as a man with a papyrus crown and pendulous breasts — male in form but associated with abundance and nurturing.

Feast honoring Hapi, the personification of the Nile inundation — the annual flood that was the source of all Egyptian life and prosperity. Hapi was not a river-god in a simple sense; he was the actual flooding, the life-giving water that turned the desert green. He was depicted as a man with a papyrus crown and pendulous breasts — male in form but associated with abundance and nurturing.

Here is how to celebrate Feast of Hapi: - Pour water as an offering — into the earth, into a bowl, into a river - Read or recite the ancient Hymn to Hapi if possible - Reflect on what in your life floods and renews you — what is your Nile? - Give thanks for fresh water — an act of radical gratitude

The spiritual theme of Feast of Hapi: The flood as gift — abundance that transforms the landscape. Reflection prompts: What has flooded your life recently — what has inundated and then left behind rich soil for growth? What is your source of renewal — what floods you with life when you feel dry?