Egypt’s ambassador to Canada Ahmed Abu-Zeid received on Tuesday a bronze statue of the goddess Bastet dating back to ancient Egyptian civilization during a small ceremony at the ambassador’s residence. The Assistant Minister of Canadian Heritage expressed her happiness to participate in the ceremony of handing over the statue. At the end of the ceremony, the Egyptian ambassador received a certificate signed by the Canadian Minister of Heritage to return the statue to the Egyptian government. He pointed out that the ancient Egyptian people domesticated cats and raised them in homes. A cemetery was recently found in Egypt that contained thousands of mummified cats, confirmed their importance.

Source: Egypt Independent March 10, 2021 11:03 UTC