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The ancient Egyptians worked very hard, but they always kept a portion of their day available to relax and play. One of their favorite leisure activities was to create their grave goods - things they would put in their tomb someday. Gravegoods were everything from jewelry to clothing to little statues of workers.
Everyone had a job to do in ancient Egypt. They fully expected to be assigned jobs to do in their afterlife, just as they were assigned jobs to do in their daily life. To the ancient Egyptians, it made perfect sense to create little statues that would do the work for them. These little statues were carefully packed away, along with other goods, in preparation for the day they would enter their afterlife. They had a great deal of fun planning and making their gravegoods.
Creating grave goods was a big part of ancient Egyptian leisure time. They created grave goods their whole lives. But that is not the only thing they did with their leisure time. They also liked to take family outings to see how the construction of their tomb was progressing. Now, this might sound as if the Ancient Egyptians were in love with death. But that is not so. They were in love with life. They loved life so much, they wanted it to go on forever. They believed in an afterlife. The afterlife was a real place.
Other leisure activities included writing poetry, sailing, hunting, fishing, and playing a game called Senet. If you would like to try your hand at a game of Senet, click here for a free online version of this very old game. It's fast and fun.