| The reason why they chose 354 instead of 365 (or 360 as in the
Egyptian year) is - I believe - the attempt to create a 'map' which
could harmonize the movements of the sun with that of the moon. The primary time giver, the Moon, has a double-period of 59 nights. Therefore the best result for the Year must be 354 nights. Because 59 * 6 = 354. Six double-months would then cover the year and there would be three double-months for each of the two seasons, 'summer' and 'winter'. Of course this way of thinking also explains why there are signs showing double-suns in the skirt: Two seasons in the year, two moon-circuits in 59 nights, two weeks in a fortnight and two days in a doubleday that is what Mother Nature (Mama) tells us. On next page you can see in the pattern of her tresses the same message, this time 2 * 7 = 14.
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