| Kemetic Wedding Ritual |
| Khamit or Kemet is the original name for Egypt. The Kharmite follow the 42 Oracles of Maat and worshipped a Mother and Father Creator. In the Kemetic religion, the future King (groom) and Queen (bride) must undertake a two to three week cleansing program; the mind, body, and soul, and spirit must be pure at the time of the union. The couple goes through counseling and intense study to ancient Kemet. The couple also must adhere to a strict vegetarian diet during the preparation peroid for the union. Also, they must pledge to live by the Laws of Maat. This Kemetic ceremony is a re-enactment and a celebration of the union of Ast and Asar. Below I have the programe from an Kemetic wedding. The Festival of Union - Invitation - Preistess prepare the lakefron for the village (burn frankincense and myrrh to cleanse and purify the atomsphere) - Drums play to invite the whole village to witness the union - Durmmers and dancers lead African Processional to lakefront - Dancers preform the unity dance which will include a hand gesture indicating the two will become one - African village is seated (Elders seated up front) - Meditation - Music - Kemetic Priest speaks on the union from an Afrakamitic persepctive - Drummers and dancers - Checaba dances and cleanses the area - Pristess opens the way for the Queen and King to enter - King walk down the aisle led by his father Queen walk down the aisle led by her father - Libation - Gifts to the alter - Elder acknowledgement - Priest takes King to Queen's family to ask for approval of him - Priest takes Queen to King's family to ask for approval of her - Priest gives synopsis of first marriage ceremony of As and Asar. - King shouts vows to Quenn - Queen shouts vows to King - Rings are blessed and exchanged - Ankh necklaces are tied at heart level with green ribbon; King ties Queen's knot for life followed by Queen ties King's knot for life. - Union is sealed by appropriate gesture - The four tastes are administered to Queen and King by the Priestess while the Priest explains the meaning - Mothers of Queen and King deliver the charges to the couples followed by the fathers. - 42 Laws of Maat are recited - Union is consecrated by closing paryer in Metu-NTR; all recite - Villiage members rise, put left foot forward, and raise both arms in a gesture of salutation and invoke the words "Smai Tawi" four times - Villiages chant "ANKH" as dancers and drummers followed by Queens and Kings lead the procession out to the reception area. |