Theogamia (or Gamelia) is a festival honoring the marriage of Zeus and Hera who are JOINTLY the patrons of marriage. For me as a devotee of Hera, this is one of the festivals that are very important to me. It is one that I intend to celebrate quietly but intensely with my husband. But even if…

[45] XLV. TO LIKNITUS BACCHUS [LIKNITOS DIONYSOS] The Fumigation from Manna. Liknitan Bacchus [Liknitos Dionysos], bearer of the vine,  thee I invoke to bless these rites divine: Florid and gay, of nymphs the blossom bright,  and of fair Venus [Aphrodite], Goddess of delight, ‘Tis thine mad footsteps with mad nymphs to beat,  dancing thro’ groves…

Lenaia Information is something that I need to get more of but the link I have posted is at the very least a start. The month of Gamelion is in the middle of the Hellenic ritual calendar year that I use. And as the Lenaia also happens to be the first of the Hellenic festivals in…

Most people make their “new year’s” posts a little closer to the beginning of the calendar year. I took the time to reflect on what challenges I want to set for myself in the coming year. Some are consistent this year with last — a stable home, a happy family…… Others are needing to be…