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Egypt s Ancient Mummies Get New Home And A Grand Procession On The Way Egypt s Ancient Mummies Get New Home And A Grand Procession On The Way The ceremony sought to recreate the ancient existences of the royals. In the procession were horse-drawn chariots and hundreds of performers wearing the traditional attire worn by ancient Egyptians.
Updated: April 04, 2021 6:10 pm IST
Performers in ancient Egyptian costume at the start of the parade of 22 ancient royal mummies in Cairo.
It was a parade unlike any other this city has seen.
A procession of 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies streamed Saturday from downtown Cairo, where revolutionaries rose up to topple autocrat Hosni Mubarak a decade ago, to a new museum three miles away that represents Egypt s future as much as its past.
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