Sunday, November 19, 2017

Panaia 2017

Khairete!

Today at the Hellenic Temple of Apollon, Zeus, and Pan, we celebrated the Panaia, Pan's birthday.


After a pre-procession meditation, we opened with hymns from In Praise of Olympus.  Hiereus Timotheos did a divination with the Astragaloi that we discussed during the theoxenia.

For theoxenia, we offered and shared lamb with spinach over mini-rotelle pasta (which looked amazingly like pine cones) and various pastries for dessert.  Our libations were moonshine and non-alcoholic apple cider.

After, we did the preliminary Dendraia decorations with a miniature tree for Pan along with a drum circle.



Next up will be Kheimonia on December 17.  Until then, may the blessings of the Gods be with you!