Spring and autumn equinoxes, Easter and the celebrations of Adonis, summer solstice with the Kledonas, the fires of St. John, and mystical, folk rituals. The pages of the book revive the birth rituals of humans and gods.
Ancient festivals, mysterious worship, and the transition of the equinoxes. Carols and the Twelve Days, as well as all the beliefs surrounding them (pig slaughter, Christmas tree, spirits, goblins).
The definition of New Year's Day, where all the New Year's customs and traditions are summarized, from the onion bulb to the Vasilopita, as well as the etymology of the feast of Epiphany.
All presented through the lens of Astronomy, but also through the interrelation of ancient pagan customs with their corresponding Christian ones.
Manufacturer
- Authors
- Stratos THeodosiou, Manos Danezis
- Publisher
- Diaylos
- Type
- Folklore, Culture
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitle
- Astronomy and mystery cults
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 248
- Release Date
- 12/2004
- Publication Date
- 2004
- Dimensions
- 17x24 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9789605311711
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