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Ancient Greek Festivals
Anthesteria | the name Anthesteria means "festival of flowers", and it was celebrated by drinking the season's new wine (giving it an an obvious connection to Dionysos)

Aphrodisia | as the name of this festival suggests, it was dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite

Brauronia | the Brauronia festival was dedicated to the cult of the goddess Artemis

Dionysia | festivals held in honor of the god Dionysos; the ancient Greeks had both Rural Dionysia and City Dionysia

Eleusinian Mysteries | the Eleusinian Mysteries are understood to be sacred events that were connected to the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone (also known as Kore)

Olympieia | celebrated in the Spring, this festival in honor of Zeus combined religious festivities with athletic events

Panathenaia | held in honor of the goddess Athena's birthday, the Panathenaia festival was one of the most important in ancient Athens

Theogamia | this event was held to celebrate of the "hieros gamos", or sacred wedding, of Zeus and Hera

Thesmophoria | the Thesmophoria was a fertility festival associated with Demeter, in which the participants were exclusively women

You can learn much more about these ancient Greek festivals - and many others - from the following books:

Festivals of Attica | Erika Simon

Greek Religion | Walter Burkert

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