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The festival included games of horse-racing and chariot-racing, gymnastic contests for men and boys, as well as music contests, [4] [5] and a sacrifice. [6] The prize offered for the victors was a wreath of white poplar , [ 4 ] [ 2 ] a tree which was sacred to the god, due to the brilliance of its shining leaves. [ 7 ]
The Thesmophoria was a festival held in Greek cities, in honour of the goddesses Demeter and her daughter Persephone. The name derives from thesmoi , or laws by which men must work the land. [ 6 ] The Thesmophoria were the most widespread festivals and the main expression of the cult of Demeter, aside from the Eleusinian Mysteries .
See Category:Greek festivals for festivals of Greek culture, typically held in North America. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
Souvlaki grilling at the 2011 Greek Festival in Piscataway, New Jersey on May 15, 2011. A Greek festival or Greek Fest is an annual celebration of Greek culture presented by many ethnic Greek American communities and organization in the United States and Canada, particularly Greek Orthodox churches. Typically, these events are intended for ...
Hetairai at Haloa festival dancing around a giant phallus (Oedipus Painter, 480 BC). Haloa or Alo (Ἁλῶα) was an Attic festival, celebrated principally at Eleusis, in honour of Demeter (Δήμητρα, η Αλωαίη), protector of the fruits of the earth, of Dionysus, god of the grape and of wine, and Poseidon (Ποσειδώνας ο Φυτάλμιος), god of the seashore vegetation.
Sep. 29—NORWICH — People attended the the 46th Greek Food Festival Friday at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, 247 Washington St. in Norwich. The festival returned this year after the church ...
Since the Olympic Games was the original and the pinnacle of all the games in the circuit, each festival might have had its own events but had to include all the events that took place at the Olympics, according to Young. [11] This gave the athletes the opportunity to compete in the same core events at all the Games in the Panhellenic circuit.
Around 10,000 people are expected to attend the festival over the weekend to enjoy the food, drinks and music. ... The Clearwater Greek Festival is being held this Friday, Saturday from 11 a.m ...