Ancient Egyptian Religion And Religion

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Religion is something or someone you believe and worship. Religion is like being apart of a family and feeling loved. Religion provides mental peace, describes individual suffering, social solidarity, promotes welfare, gives recreation and strengthens self confidence.Theres many stories about every religion from a long long time ago, from myths, dead and gone. Everyone has a reason and are born with faith. Some people don’t understand and need to learn more about faith. It is neither obtained nor taught; it is a part of our everyday life. The feeling of belonging needs a lot of effort and patients. To accept as a friend or member. There is a range of beliefs and religions in the world like Catholic, Christianity, Buddhism, Islam and many more. …show more content…

Like Ancient Egyptians that it is very important to amuse and entertain their gods and goddesses. So thats why they worship their deities a lot. But even though they have different ways of celebrating and worshipping their gods and goddesses, every religion is still the same by having the same characteristics like praying, important events, asking for forgiveness, and many more. As for my topic, Ancient Egyptians believed in myth stories like Osiris and Isis that seems to be the most known myth in ancient Egypt. They believe in the cycle of birth, death and rebirth; As a Human being. Osiris and Isis are pretty much like role models to Egyptians. Egyptians did also believe in the spirit of the dead that journeys to the underworld, where they’ll be judged if they are worthy to be re-birthed or be devoured by a gruesome

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