Pyanepsion updates

On the day of the Hene kai Nea, I post a monthly update about things that happened on the blog and in projects and organizations related to it. I will also announce Elaion's coming PAT rituals.

Changes to the blog:

• It can't have escaped your notice that I have completely overhauled the blog! The menu is still there, but you need to click on the little stripy symbol on the right of the beam above to open it. After a little over five years, I figured it was time for something new. Over the coming days I'll get the features out of the code. Please tell me if you notice something amiss. I seem, for example, have murdered the 'search' function...

Statistics:

• A little over 430.000 views right now
• 16.000 of those hits happened in the last month
• The top five most popular posts were: PBP: Symbols of Hellenismos (175), Ancient music from Orestes (150), A new update on the the 'Venizelos' subway station finds (119), The Beginner's guide to Hellenismos: Introduction (104), Exposition: 'Born In Stone' by Algis Kemezys (82) 

PAT rituals for Maimakterion:

• 22/11 - Maimakterion 10 - Pompaia - festival in honor of Zeus Meilikhios ('Kindly') and Hermes.

Anything else?
This month's Pandora's Kharis charity is SyrianAid. SyrienHilfe e.V. (SyriaAid, Aid to Syria Association) is an organization that provides Humanitarian Aid in Syria. In order to provide personal and direct aid to the victims of the conflict in Syria, a group of doctors, engineers, archaeologists, teachers, and artists came together. The deadline to donate is November 13, 2015. You can do so by using the 'PayPal option to the side of the Pandora's Khairis websiteor by donating directly to baring.the.aegis@gmail.com. Thank you in advance!  Join us on Facebook if you would like to pitch a cause for next month!

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