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Post by Belladonnarose on May 3, 2011 14:51:11 GMT -5
I am compiling a list of feast days of the Gods, to put in our coven's calendar. If you have a patron, please let me know when their feast days are, so I can compile this. I realize this can be a cumbersome project, as I am hoping to research how the feast days were celebrated. But I think it is a great way to honor the gods, especially when a feast day falls on or around a full moon!!!
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Post by Belladonnarose on May 3, 2011 14:56:58 GMT -5
For Aphrodite, one of my Patrons: February 6, February 14-21 (Festival of Aphrodite), and July 9 (Aphrodisia of Aphrodite Pandemos).
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Post by Emi on May 4, 2011 18:38:19 GMT -5
I hadn't figured out what day Hathor's day was. We know Ceres's day was April 19. I assume it would be the same next year as well.
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Post by Belladonnarose on May 4, 2011 22:05:03 GMT -5
Yes it will. The Roman feast days, like the Greek, were on fixed days, and they have been converted to the current calendar system. I will be meeting with Dr. Larson next week to discuss my thesis, and will ask her for sources on the feast days, including Hathor's. She might be able to point us in the right direction!! What is really sad is that there is no known feast day for Gaia  |
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Post by Belladonnarose on May 4, 2011 22:24:34 GMT -5
Thesmophoria: October 11, 12, 13: A women-only fertility festival held in honor of Demeter. Women would camp on the banks of the Ilissos River and sacrifice piglets, which would be buried in a chasm. Sacrificial cakes were also common. See Charles Stein: Persephone Unveiled and Karl Kerenyi: Eleusis for more information.
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