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See Category:Greek festivals for festivals of Greek culture, typically held in North America. Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
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The Boedromia (Ancient Greek: Βοηδρόμια) was an ancient Greek festival held at Athens on the 7th of Boedromion (summer) in the honour of Apollo Boedromios (the helper in distress). The festival had a military connotation, and thanks the god for his assistance to the Athenians during wars.
Athens – Epidaurus Festival is an annual arts festival that takes place in Athens and Epidaurus, from May to October.It is one of the most famous festivals in Greece. It is held every year during the summer months (Fridays and Saturdays in July and August), in part in the ancient theatre of Epidaurus, on the archaeological site of the Asclepion. [1]
The following category is for cultural festivals in Greece, including subtypes such as arts festivals, religious festivals, science festivals, and folk festivals, among others. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Late Thursday, it hosted an open-air performance of “Madame Butterfly” to launch Greece’s main summer theater and arts festival, dedicated this year to Callas and the century since her birth ...
Restored North Entrance with charging bull fresco of the Palace of Knossos (), with some Minoan colourful columns. The first great ancient Greek civilization were the Minoans, a Bronze Age Aegean civilization on Crete and other Aegean Islands, that flourished from c. 3000 BC to c. 1450 BC and, after a late period of decline, finally ended around 1100 BC during the early Greek Dark Ages.
However, funeral rites did vary both throughout the history of Ancient Greece as well as between the different city-states. For example, cremation was a common practice within the city-state of Athens. [17] A picture of the Telesterion and the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kora at Eleusis in modern day Greece