Pyanepsion updates

A while ago, I decided that on the day of the Hene kai Nea, I'd post a monthly update about things that happened on the blog. I do have to say, the months go by very, very fast.

Changes to the blog:

• The Google festival calendar has been updated for a month, and will be updated further soon.
• The constellation series page was updated. 

Statistics:

• A little over 245.000 views right now
• 15.000 of those hits happened in the last month
• The top five most popular posts were: PBP: Symbols of Hellenismos (83), The 'Hellenic Alphabet Oracle' (65), International lawyers consult Greece on the Parthenon Marbles (56), Finding faith in the Gods (56), and Face Off goes Greek (46)

Anything else?

Pandora's Kharis, a charity circle for and by Hellenistic Polytheists is currently collecting for The Wild Hunt. If you want to donate, you have until tomorrow! Join us on Facebook if you would like to pitch a cause for next month!

Today is also the Khalkeia, the only festival held on a Deipnon in Athens. It was the festival of Bronze-workers, a religious festival devoted to the Goddess Athena Ergane (Εργανη, Worker) and the God Hēphaistos. In ancient Hellas, this was the day priestesses of Athena started work on a special peplos to be presented to Her during the Panathenaia. This festival involved a procession of workers with baskets of grain for offerings as well as meat sacrifices. Celebrate the day by doing something crafty!

Are you looking for an online shop to buy incenses and other Hellenistic basics from? Try The Hellenic Handmaid on Etsy.

That is it for the last month's updates, as far as I can remember. Have a blessed Deipnon!