{"product_id":"l-arc-de-triomphe-symbole-du-nouvel-an-kemit-une-ancienne-tradition-africaine","title":"The Arc de Triomphe - Symbol of the Kemetic New Year: an ancient African tradition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eThe ancient Ethiopians would symbolize Èsù Elegba, also known as Ngambi, Nzambi, Legba, Jupiter, or Janus, with the Triumphal Arch or Passage of Victory. The various bodies in charge of religion, laws, administration, finance, justice, the armed forces, as well as the King himself, had to pass through the Arch during a ceremony dedicated to the god of gates and paths. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eHistorically, this ceremony or celebration was then named: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e- Festival of Transition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e- Festival of Renewal \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e- Festival of Triumph \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e- Festival of Victory \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e- New Year Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003e\u003cspan dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"\u003eLet's discover together why and how the Triumphal Arch is part of a distant African tradition, now forgotten: that of the New Year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Le Grimoire Ancien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56592100393285,"sku":"9782923821085","price":18.72,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/1333\/3061\/files\/larc-de-triomphe-symbole-du-nouvel-an-kemit-une-ancienne-tradition-africaine-2872044-_1.webp?v=1780413938","url":"https:\/\/legrimoireancien.com\/en\/products\/l-arc-de-triomphe-symbole-du-nouvel-an-kemit-une-ancienne-tradition-africaine","provider":"© 2026 Le Grimoire Ancien","version":"1.0","type":"link"}