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    Category: Festivals and Devotions

    Thoughts on Honoring the Dead

    I was a teenager before I realized that Memorial Day was observed in memory of those who had died at war rather than a day to remember… Read more “Thoughts on Honoring the Dead”

    May 28, 2018June 14, 2019 by greekpagan

    Proerosia, Chloeia, Antheia, Kalameia: Festivals of Growth

    Modern pagans, whether or not we live where food is produced, do recognize the importance of agriculture and growth in sustaining our lives. Even when the process… Read more “Proerosia, Chloeia, Antheia, Kalameia: Festivals of Growth”

    August 13, 2017August 13, 2017 by greekpagan

    Praying on Autopilot

    Ideally we do all things mindfully and with full awareness. Less ideally but perhaps more frequently, we sometimes do things without that full awareness, particularly things that… Read more “Praying on Autopilot”

    October 4, 2016 by greekpagan

    Festivals: Theogamia

    (I meant to post this earlier, at least before Valentine’s Day, but due to technical difficulties you are getting it today!) Hera Teleia and Zeus Teleius were… Read more “Festivals: Theogamia”

    February 16, 2016February 16, 2016 by greekpagan

    Devotions and Festivals, Intimacy and Community

    One of the disadvantages of a solitary religious practice, for me, is the tendency to focus on–well, solitary religious practices! In saying that, I don’t mean to… Read more “Devotions and Festivals, Intimacy and Community”

    January 23, 2016August 13, 2017 by greekpagan

    Festivals: A List of Greek Pagan Festivals and Holy Days

    The following is an alphabetical list of Greek festivals and holy days. It is incomplete, and it is a work in progress. Most of the festivals on… Read more “Festivals: A List of Greek Pagan Festivals and Holy Days”

    December 19, 2015August 13, 2017 by greekpagan

    Festivals: Poseidea

    Although only one festival of this name is attested and that in the region of Marathon, it does seem likely, given the existence of a month called… Read more “Festivals: Poseidea”

    December 15, 2015August 13, 2017 by greekpagan

    Festivals: Boreaia (An Exercise in Modern Festival-building)

    As far as I know, there was no ancient Greek festival that went by the name of Boreaia. If there were, it probably would not be thematically… Read more “Festivals: Boreaia (An Exercise in Modern Festival-building)”

    December 5, 2015 by greekpagan

    Festivals: Maimakteria

    The festival of Maimakteria is very obscure, but surely took place in the month of Maimakterion, and likely honored Zeus Maimaktes or “blustering Zeus” Given the name… Read more “Festivals: Maimakteria”

    November 27, 2015August 13, 2017 by greekpagan

    The Peplos of Athena

    One of the traditions associated with ancient Athens’ greatest festival, the Panathenaia, was the presentation of a new peplos to Athena Polias on the Acropolis. This was… Read more “The Peplos of Athena”

    November 8, 2015 by greekpagan

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