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Not unlike many people today, the Egyptians may have also used this as
an excuse for getting a bit tipsy. Recent discoveries at the Temple of
Mut show that during the reign of Hatshepsut the first month of the year
played host to a “Festival of Drunkenness.” This massive party was tied
to the myth of Sekhmet, a war goddess who had planned to kill all of
humanity
until the sun god Ra tricked her into drinking herself
unconscious. In honor of mankind’s salvation, the Egyptians would
celebrate with music, sex, revelry and—perhaps most important of
all—copious amounts of beer.
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One of the oldest traditions still celebrated today is Chinese New Year,
which is believed to have originated over 3,000 years ago during the
Shang Dynasty. The holiday began as a way of celebrating the new
beginnings of the spring planting season, but it later became entangled
with myth and legend. According to one popular tale, there was once a
bloodthirsty creature called Nian—now the Chinese word for “year”—that
preyed on villages every New Year. In order to frighten the hungry
beast, the villagers took to decorating their homes with red trimmings,
burning bamboo and making loud noises. The ruse worked, and the bright
colors and lights associated with scaring off Nian eventually became
integrated into the celebration.
