Ancient Greek festivals

Easter is traditionally known as the annual festival to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. However, scholars have long linked the customs involved in this celebration with pagan festivals that already existed before Jesus. Could an ancient Greek festival have...

The winter solstice occurs on December 21st in our current calendar and marks the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. For many ancient Greeks following the Attic calendar, the winter solstice was a time for celebrations...

Thanksgiving Day is a time to give thanks every year for what we have and for a bountiful harvest. This is something that the ancient Greeks also did thousands of years ago. On Thanksgiving, we show gratitude not only for...

It is fairly common knowledge that the customs involved in Halloween originated with the Ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (despite some modern attempts to show otherwise). This might seem to prove that Halloween has nothing to do with Ancient...

The Synoikia was an ancient Greek festival held in Athens between August 15 and 16 to celebrate the unification of Attica. The festival was also known as the Thesean Synoikismos and the Feast of Union. During the Synoikia, the...