Egypt parades 22 mummies through Cairo, showing off ancient heritage & putting ‘Pharaoh's curse’ myth to rest (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Egypt has relocated its ancient Kings and Queens, including famous Ramses II and Hatshepsut, one of the few known female pharaohs, to a new resting place in a grand ceremony designed to showcase heritage and boost tourism.

The convoy of golden trucks that moved through the streets of Cairo on Saturday was designed to resemble ancient boats that used to carry deceased pharaohs to their tombs.

The mummy of King Ramesses V ©  Reuters / Amr Abdallah Dalsh

The mummies were transported inside climate-controlled capsules filled with nitrogen from the Egyptian Museum to the newly-inaugurated National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in a spectacular ceremony.

While the mummies were making their hour-long journey to their new resting place in Fustat, the site of Egypt’s first Islamic capital, the historic event was widely broadcast on TV and online.

Egyptian artists perform near pyramids at a ceremony of a transfer of Royal mummies ©  Reuters TV

The glamorous show featured various artistic performances and famous landmarks, in an apparent bid to boost tourism that has stalled amid Covid-19 pandemic.

©  Reuters TV

As the procession circled Cairo's central Tahrir square, authorities officially unveiled a new decoration in the center of the iconic landmark – an obelisk guarded by four sphinxes.

A light display in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, April 3, 2021 ©  Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as well as the heads of the UN cultural agency UNESCO and the World Tourism Organization, welcomed the mummies at their new home, where Egyptologists say they will from now on be displayed in a more “civilized” and “educated” manner.

General view of a parade at a ceremony of a transfer of Royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, in Cairo, Egypt April 3, 2021, ©  Reuters TV

In recent weeks Egypt has suffered a series of unfortunate incidents – including a Suez Canal blockade by a container ship, a fatal train crash, a garment factory blaze, and a deadly apartment building collapse – reanimating a century-old legend of the so-called ‘Pharaoh curse’. However, with eighteen ancient Kings and four Queens now finally settled at their new home, the bizarre rumor can hopefully be put to rest too.

PHARAOH’S CURSE? Many are wondering if a plan to move 22 mummies this weekend is to blame for a series of unlucky events in Egypt. @willganss reports. pic.twitter.com/QyoybmqMhy

— ABC World News Now (@abcWNN) April 2, 2021

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