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Dec 18 2009 7:20 PM
Most fun, of course, was the Rural Dionysia and Haloa, which involved processions of giant phalluses, sweet cakes baked in the shapes of penises and vulva, a private ritual for women only involving the giant phalluses...and then the men would be let in later that night, and there would be lots of eating, drinking, and sex.
Of course, MY SPACE will only let me send around a picture of ice cream in the shape of a pair of breasts...
Dec 5 2009 4:42 PM
Hope you don't get any unpleasant surprises this holiday season.
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Nov 16 2009 11:18 AM
Toward the end of the month was the Pompaia, a celebration and procession dedicated to Zeus Meilikhios ("kindly Zeus"), which was a chthonic aspect of Zeus represented by a serpent (calling it "Kindly Zeus" was a superstition thought to placate and flatter). Chthonic manifestations of the gods signified their powers of death, and a blood sacrifice was always required to save us mortals from death. In this case, it was a ram, and the fleece became sacred and was embraced by the people to purify themselves.
The most base representation of the astrological sign Scorpio, given rulership over this time of year, is as a serpent; a complicated sign, it actually manifests in four forms, each form being an elevated, ennobled version of the beast below it: the serpent or lizard, the scorpion, the eagle, and the phoenix.
Oct 14 2009 6:43 PM
Early in Pyanopsion is the Oskaphoria, the celebration of the vine harvest in which processions carried grapes still on the vine, there was much singing, eating, and storytelling about the hero Theseus in advance of his feast day.
....okay, and then when the Theseia arrived, we did pretty much the same thing, but we added athletic contests.
Happy Harvest season.
Oct 14 2009 6:42 PM
Love makes a real man strong, not weak. Weak men fear it. Real men serve it.
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Jul 7 2009 9:17 AM
This month we celebrate the Synoikia with sacrifices and ceremonies to Athena, Zeus Phratrios (Zeus as a symbol of tribal brotherhood) and Eirene (Goddess of Peace). The Synoecism is meant to create unity, yet this begins our season of Warfare, so it most often was ultimately about taking sides. It was only when this infighting stopped that Greece achieved greatness. There is much that can be learned from history, if only people cared to learn it.
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May 26 2009 4:11 PM
Great to have you here, Angela! We've named our new album "Culture to the People!," it's on iTunes etc for download. Enjoy the rest of the day -- hugs 'n' kisses!
The Hazi Bros.
May 24 2009 2:01 AM
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Apr 24 2009 7:22 AM
The feast of Eros is held this month (okay, I promise no crude jokes about what was eaten at the feast - LOL) to honour that wonderful pain in the neck.
Only Eros could lie around just waiting for love...the rest of us have to work damned hard to get it, and even harder to keep it. Hope you find some this Mounikhion.
Apr 20 2009 5:18 PM
It's okay about not using your phone. I dont know how you do it though. I lost my phone and I could barely go 10 hours without a phone. I caved in a bought a new one right away. Its necessary for work and its also my alarm clock, watch, calculator, message center, pure romance office telephone line... let's just say I need the puppy.
Let's get together soon. Happy 420!!!
XOXOXO
-Stephers
Apr 12 2009 8:20 PM
Did you get a chocolate Easter bunny too?
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Mar 19 2009 2:05 PM
We will try in a lonely glade,
where you're surrounded unwillingly
while oceanic your dreams and fears
without being able to string in hand.
I'll tell you one short word: "love!"
Will vanish in an instant all the fears
and flooded by a new and vivid light,
finally, my love, you'll have a real life.
Mar 17 2009 10:08 AM
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