Below is my festival year. I am relying upon the Athenian or Attica Calendar for the greek aspects of my worship as it is the most common calendar used among the Hellenic polytheistic community. The main exception to this is that I don't have up the women's festivals as they are for women. I also have the Gaelic Festivals that I also celebrate. I also put the name of the Gregorian month in parentheses to help myself.
Monthly Observances
- 1st day: Noumenia – new moon festival
- 2nd day: Agathos Daimon
- 3rd day: Athēna
- 4th day: Aphroditē, Hermēs, Hēraklēs, Erōs
- 6th day: Artemis
- 7th day: Apollōn
- 8th day: Poseidōn and Thēseús
- last day – Hena Kai Nea, the ‘old and the new’, or Hekatē’s Deipnon (Hekatē’s Dinner), Hekatē
Festivals by Month
Hekatombaiōn(July)
- 4 - Aphrodisia - festival of Aphrodite and Peitho (Persuasion)
- 12 - Kronia - festival in honor of Kronos
- 16 / 15-16 - Sunoikia - community festival in Athens. Sacred to Athena. Two-day celebration every other year.
- 21 - Sacrifice to Kourotrophos, (Hekate &) Artemis at Erchia
- 23rd-30th – Panathēnaia: This festival climaxes on the 28th and is in celebration of Athena’s birth.
Metageitniōn(August)
- 1-3: Lughnasa: festival to Lugh and his foster mother Tailtiu
- 16th – Sacrifice to Kourotrophos, Hekatē, and Artemis.
- 19th – Sacrifice to the Hērōines.
- 20th – Sacrifice to Hēra Thelkhinia.
- 25th – Sacrifice to Zeus Epoptes.
Boedromiōn(September)
- 2 - Niketeria - festival in honor of Athena, Nike, and perhaps Poseidon
- 3 - Plataia - festival of reconciliation, sacred to Hera Daidala
- 4th – Sacrifice to Basile.
- 5th – Genesia: Festival of the Dead
- 6th – Sacrifice to Artemis Agrotera
- 12th – Dēmokratia: Festival to honor democracy.
- 15th-21st – Eleusinian Mysteries: (also the Great Mysteries) Rites celebrating Persephonē and Dēmētēr.
- 17th – Epidauria: Festival to honor Asklēpios.
- 27th – Sacrifices to the Nymphai, Akhelōos, Hermēs, Athēna, and Gaia.
Puanepsiōn(October)
- 6 - Proerosia - agricultural festival for Demeter
- 7 - Pyanepsia - festival in honor of Apollon and Theseu
- 8 - Theseia - festival in honor of Theseus
- 19th-21st – Apaturia: paternity festival
- 30th – Khalkeia: Festival to honor Athēna and Hēphaistos.
- 31 - Samhain: Festival of the Dead
Maimakteriōn(November)
- 1-2 - Samhain: Festival of the Dead
- Last week – Pompaia: Festival honoring Zeus Meilikhos.
Poseideōn(December)
- 8 - Poseidea - festival in honor of Poseidon
- 16 - Sacrifice to Zeus Horios
- 26th – Haloa: Fertility festival for Dionysos and Dēmētēr.
Gameliōn(January)
- 8th – Sacrifices to Apollōn Apotropaios, Apollōn Nymphegetes, and the Nymphai.
- 9th – Sacrifice to Athēna
- 12-15 - Lenaia - festival in honor of Dionysus in the Attic deme of Limnai
- 27th – Theogamia: Celebration honoring the marriage of Hēra and Zeus. Also sacrifices to Kourotrophos, Hēra, Zeus Teleius, and Poseidōn
Anthestēriōn(February)
- Imbolc: Festival to Brighid
- 2 - Sacrifice to Dionysus at Erchia
- 11-13 - Anthesteria - wine festival in honor of Dionysus
- 20-26 - Lesser Mysteries in preparation for the Eleusinian Mysteries
- 23 - Diasia - festival in honor of Zeus Meilichios
Elapheboliōn(March)
- 6 - Elaphebolia - festival in honor of Artemis
- 8 - Asklepieia - in honor of Asklēpiós
- 10-16 - Greater (City) Dionysia in honor of Dionysus
- 15 - Sacrifice to Kronos
- 17 - Lá Fhéile Eriu - a festival in honor of Eriu
- 18 – Pandia: Festival to honor Zeus.
Mounukhiōn(April)
- 6 - Delphinia - in honor of Artemis, and perhaps Apollon and Theseus
- 16 - Mounikhia - festival in honor of Artemis as the moon Goddess and Mistress of the animals
- 19 - Olympieia - festival in honor of Olympian Zeus
- 20 - Sacrifice to Leucaspis at Erchia
- 21 - Sacrifice to Tritopatores at Erchia
Thargeliōn(May)
- 4 - Sacrifice to Leto, Pythian Apollon, Zeus, Hermes & Dioskuri at Erchia
- 6-7 - Thargelia - birthday of Apollon and Artemis
- 16 - Sacrifice to Zeus Epakrios
- 19th – Festival to honor the Thracian Goddess Bendis.
- 25 - Plynteria - festival of washing, where the statue of athena was removed from the city of Athens to be cleaned. Auspicious day.
Skirophōriōn(June)
- 3 - Arrephōria: Festival honoring Athena.
- 3 - Sacrifice to Kourotrophos, Athena Polias, Aglaurus, Zeus Polieus, Poseidon & possibly Pandrosos at Erchia
- 14 - Dipolieia/Bouphonia - festival in honor of Zeus Poleius
- Midsummer - Lá Fhéile Manannán: festival for Manannán mac Lir
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