▁cle ans ed ▁themselves , ▁and ▁painted ▁their ▁eyes ▁green . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁common ▁occasion ▁for ▁ph ara onic ▁coron ations ▁during ▁the ▁Middle ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁cer emon ies ▁of ▁renew ed ▁king ship ▁in ▁other ▁er as , ▁occasion ing ▁his ▁officials ▁to ▁present ▁him ▁with ▁new ▁year ' s ▁g ifts . ▁This ▁practice ▁extended ▁to ▁common ers ▁present ing ▁g ifts — such ▁as ▁rings , ▁scar abs , ▁and ▁bott les ▁ins cribed ▁" H appy ▁New ▁Year ' s " ▁( W pt ▁R n pt ▁N fr t ) — to ▁one ▁another ▁during ▁the ▁Sa ite ▁Period . ▁ ▁In ▁P to le ma ic ▁Egypt , ▁the ▁festiv ities ▁began ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁day ▁of ▁Mes ori ▁and ▁ran ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁nine ▁days ▁of ▁Th oth . ▁ ▁Co ptic ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁present - day ▁Co ptic ▁calendar , ▁Mes ori ▁has ▁fallen ▁between ▁August ▁ 7 ▁and ▁September ▁ 5 ▁since ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁( 1 6 1 6 ) ▁and ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁until ▁ 2 1 0 0 ▁( 1 8 1 6 ). ▁In ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁Greg or ian ▁calendar ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁a ▁le ap ▁day ▁will ▁cause ▁the ▁Co ptic ▁month ▁to ▁advance ▁another ▁day ▁relative ▁to ▁it ▁and ▁it ▁will ▁run ▁from ▁August ▁ 8 ▁to ▁September ▁ 6 . ▁The ▁Co ptic ▁lit urg ical ▁calendar ▁of ▁the ▁month ▁consists ▁of : ▁ ▁Eth