▁It ▁always ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁days , ▁each ▁individually ▁named ▁and ▁devoted ▁to ▁a ▁particular ▁patron ▁de ity , ▁and ▁was ▁always ▁followed ▁by ▁an ▁inter cal ary ▁month , ▁although ▁it ▁slowly ▁cy c led ▁relative ▁to ▁the ▁solar ▁year ▁and ▁Greg or ian ▁date ▁ow ing ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁le ap ▁days ▁until ▁the ▁P to le ma ic ▁and ▁Roman ▁er as . ▁ ▁Tor ches ▁were ▁rit ually ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 8 th ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁spiritual ▁danger ▁of ▁the ▁inter cal ary ▁month ▁that ▁followed . ▁ ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁( ▁or ▁) ▁was ▁observed ▁on ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁month . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁hol id ays ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁civil ▁calendar , ▁W ep ▁Ren pet ▁proper ▁was ▁celebrated ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁of ▁Th oth ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁Middle ▁Kingdom , ▁though ▁the ▁last ▁month ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁continued ▁to ▁bear ▁its ▁name . ▁The ▁hol iday ▁hon ored ▁the ▁birth ▁and ▁youth ▁of ▁the ▁person ification ▁of ▁the ▁sun ▁and ▁its ▁fight ▁against ▁evil . ▁Royal ▁art is ans ▁were ▁fre ed ▁from ▁work , ▁tem ples ▁lit ▁tor ches ▁to ▁ban ish ▁darkness ▁and ▁its ▁dem ons , ▁sp ells ▁concerning ▁the ▁cr ushing ▁of ▁enemies ▁were ▁cast , ▁and ▁rit ual ▁combat ▁occurred ▁during ▁a ▁" water ▁process ion " ▁on ▁temple ▁la kes . ▁People ▁threw ▁in k ▁into ▁water ,