Would that I could see the Opener of the Ways in his first procession when he gleams as a god... and Heru the vigorous, who gladdens the people as he passes along the canals leading to the Great Hall

The Passion Plays of Wesir at Abedjou were held in the last month of the inundation, the fourth month of Akhet, and included eight acts. These celebrations relied on the myth of the murder of Wesir by his brother Set, and how his sister-wife Aset managed to restore him to life again. The reason for them beingheld at Abedjou, was that this ws the traditional place where the body of Wesir drifted ashore after having been drowned in the Nile.The story of how his body was chopped up by Set and his helpers, is a lateer addition, not having been found before Plutharch.

The exact procedures are largely unknown. It is believed that there were great celebrations among people combined with secluded, sacred rituals performed by the priesthood inside the temple. Part of these rites were public however, and the processions which emerged from the temple were attended by masses of commoners. Perhaps the most important reason for the widespread popularity of the Cult of Wesir was the promise of eternal life to each and everyone, commoner and king alike.

Thousands of pilgrims from all parts of the Two Lands assembled yearly at Abedjou near the great temple to celebrate the mysteries. It was the desire and duty of every Egyptian to make a pilgrimage at least once in his life, to Abedjou. It is believed that people in the town divided up into two camps and acted out the murder of Wesir by Set, Aset