Legend of the Nile

1、? It is said that the flood of the Nile has a lot to do with Osiris, the former river god: after Osiris was killed, his wife Isis was heartbroken, and tears kept falling on the Nile, causing the river to skyrocket.

By the way, people started beating gongs and drums, singing and dancing in order to make the goddess mourn. The goddess really smiled through tears as everyone expected. Because the goddess' tears have magical effects, where the river goes, there are abundant grains. This is also the origin of Egypt's "Tears Festival".

The Nile is more than 6600 kilometers long, which is the longest river in the world. It originated in the eastern plateau of Africa and flowed into the Mediterranean Sea from south to north. The Nile is the only river in Egypt. For thousands of years, the Nile River has flooded regularly from June to 10 every year. When the river rose to the highest level in August, it flooded large fields on both sides of the river bank and dam, and people moved to high places for temporary residence.

/kloc-after 0/0 months, the flood subsided and a thick layer of silt accumulated on the soil layer of the original field. On these fertile soils, the ancient Egyptians created a high degree of civilization, and they mastered the law of irrigation and fertilization by periodic flooding of the Nile. At the same time, they found that the interval between two floods was about 365 days, so they set the year as 365 days. Someone once said, "Egypt is a gift from the Nile".

It is said that the Nile God has four sons, and his four sons add up to almost 27 feet. When the average water level of the Nile is 27 feet, there will be neither drought nor flood. 27 feet is almost equivalent to more than 8 meters high. It seems that every son of Hapi is more than 2 meters.

This is 27 feet, which is an important basis for disaster prevention and mitigation. This is a bit like our weather forecast, when the rainfall is higher than in previous years, we should be prepared for flood control; The rainfall is less than in previous years, so it is necessary to prepare for drought resistance and seedling protection in advance.

It seems that the ancient Egyptians had the consciousness of disaster prevention and mitigation for a long time. This is really thanks to Hapi's four sons, because they are neither tall nor short, just right.

Extended Information The Nile Valley is divided into seven regions: East African Lake Plateau, Mountain River Region, White Nile Region, Blue Nile Region, atbara river Region, Nile Region North of Khartoum and Nile Delta. The North River flows into Lake Victoria, the largest lake in Africa, from the west through Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. The main stream of the Nile originates from this lake, which is called Victoria Nile.

The river passes through Lake Keoga and Lake Albert, and it is called Albert Nile after flowing out. When it flows into the Sobat River, it is called the White Nile. Another blue Nile, which originated in the highlands of central Ethiopia, joins the White Nile in Khartoum, Sudan, and then flows into atbara river, the last major tributary north of Dammeyer, and is called the Nile.

From here, the Nile flows around an S-shape to the northwest, passes through three waterfalls and flows into the Nasser Reservoir (Lake). After leaving the reservoir and entering the Nile Delta via the Egyptian capital, the river divides into several tributaries and finally flows into the eastern end of the Mediterranean.

The Nile is characterized by frequent flooding. In northern Sudan, it usually starts to rise in May and reaches the highest level in August. After that, the water level gradually decreased, and the water level was lower from 1 to May. Although floods occur regularly, the amount of water and the time of high tide vary greatly. The reason for this phenomenon is the Blue Nile and atbara river, whose water source comes from seasonal rainstorm on Ethiopian plateau.

More than 80% of the Nile's water is provided by the Ethiopian plateau, and the rest comes from the lakes in the East African plateau. When the flood comes, it will flood the farmland on both sides, and when the flood recedes, it will leave a thick layer of silt and form fertile soil. Four or five thousand years ago, Egyptians knew how to master the flood law and make use of the fertile land on both sides of the strait.

For a long time, the Nile valley is full of cotton fields and fragrant rice flowers. Between the Sahara desert and the Arabian desert, the winding Nile is like a green corridor, full of infinite vitality.

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