Canopic jar

A long time ago, in a place called Ancient Egypt, people believed that when someone died, their spirit would travel to a place called the afterlife. In order to help their loved ones on this journey, they would do something special called mummification.

Mummification is when people take out all of the organs from someone's body, dry it out with special salts, and wrap it up with special clothes. But what do they do with the organs they took out? This is where canopic jars come in!

Canopic jars are special containers that were used to hold the organs of a person who was mummified. There were four jars - one for the liver, one for the lungs, one for the stomach, and one for the intestines. Each jar had a special top that was shaped like an animal head. These animal heads represented gods or goddesses who would protect the organs inside.

So, the next time you see a canopic jar in a museum or in a book, you'll know what it's for! It's like a special container to hold someone's organs so their spirit can safely journey to the afterlife.