Anthesterion 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:

• I've made a dent in answering reader questions. If you're still waiting for an answer, sorry! Feel free to send your questions again!
• I've been going through my tags in the right hand menu and weeding out weird and disused ones, making it easier to search my blog.
• I have linked Blogger to Facebook! That means my Facebook page is now up to date every day!

Statistics:

• A little over 836.000 views right now!
• 26.000 of those hits happened in the last month
• The top five most popular posts were: The wheel of fortune (367), Gamelion updates (352), The colours of Hellenismos (271), Homosexuality in ancient Hellas: terminology issue (187), Selected minor Gods and Goddesses (A through H) (152)

PAT rituals for Elaphebolion:

• 3/5 - Elaphebolion 6 - Elaphebolia - festival in honor of Artemis
• 3/7 - Elaphebolion 8 - Asklepieia - festival in honor of Asklēpiós
• 3/9 - 3/16 - Elaphebolion 10 - 17 - Greater (City) Dionysia - in honor of Dionysos
• 3/14 - Elaphebolion 15 - Galaxia - festival in honor of the Mother of the Gods (Rhea), Kronos, Zeus and Hera
• 3/15 - Elaphebolion 16 - Sacrifice to Semele and Dionysos and Erkhia
• 3/16 - Elaphebolion 17 - Pandia - festival in honor of Zeus, following the Greater Dionysia

Anything else?

The The International Rescue Committee has become Pandora's Kharis' Anthesterion 2017 cause. The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their future.

The deadline to donate is tomorrow, February 28th, 2017. You can do so by using the PayPal option to the side of the Pandora's Kharis website or by donating directly to baring.the.aegis@gmail.com. Thank you in advance!

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