January 2025 Hellenistic Festivals and Holy Days
Here is a quick guide for the calendar:
Modern Julian Calendar Date
(Attic Lunar Calendar Date )
🏛 Holy Day 🏛
🥂 Festival 🥂
Resources are in the bottom of the calendar!
Wednesday January 1 (1 Gamelion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Noumenia
The most important of the three recurring monthly festivals. This is the first day of the Attic month of Gamelion. Traditionally Zeus, Apollon Noumenios, Apollon Agyieus, Artemis, Hermes, Selene, personal matrons and patrons and other deities you and your family are close to are traditionally honored.
Thursday January 2 (2 Gamelion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Agathos Daimon
In honor of the Agathos Daimones who look after you and your family. Ancestor veneration may also be done on this day.
Friday January 3 (3 Gamelion)
🏛 Holy Day 🏛
Sacred to Athena
Saturday January 4 (4 Gamelion)
🏛 Holy Day 🏛
Sacred to Aphrodite, Herakles, Hermes and Eros
Sunday January 5 (5 Gamelion)
Monday January 6 (6 Gamelion)
🏛 Holy Day 🏛
Sacred to Artemis
Tuesday January 7 (7 Gamelion)
🏛 Holy Day 🏛
Sacred to Apollo
Wednesday January 8 (8 Gamelion)
🏛 Holy Day 🏛
Sacred to Poseidon and Theseus
Thursday January 9 (9 Gamelion)
🏛 Holy Day 🏛
Sacred to Helios, the Muses, Rhea
Friday January 10 (10 Gamelion)
Saturday January 11 (11 Gamelion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Libation to Hera
This is a Hellenion specific event and those who wish to join may.
"On the second Saturday of each month members of Hellenion pour a libation to one of the Olympians on the same day, from wherever they may be, with whomever may join them, around the world. In this way, whatever else we do to celebrate Hellenic occasions, we are united in doing the same action on the same day. In January, we honor Hera"
Sunday January 12 (12 Gamelion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Lenia
Lenia is a four day festival honoring Dionysus and the maenads. Eat, drink, be merry! Have a girls night out. Recite Orphic Hymns 30 and 45, or Homeric Hymns 1, 7, and 26. Put on a dramatic play or do a dramatic reading of something.
Monday January 13 (13 Gamelion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Lenia
Lenia is a four day festival honoring Dionysus and the maenads. Eat, drink, be merry! Have a girls night out. Recite Orphic Hymns 30 and 45, or Homeric Hymns 1, 7, and 26. Put on a dramatic play or do a dramatic reading of something.
Tuesday January 14 (14 Gamelion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Lenia
Lenia is a four day festival honoring Dionysus and the maenads. Eat, drink, be merry! Have a girls night out. Recite Orphic Hymns 30 and 45, or Homeric Hymns 1, 7, and 26. Put on a dramatic play or do a dramatic reading of something.
Wednesday January 15 (15 Gamelion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Lenia
Lenia is a four day festival honoring Dionysus and the maenads. Eat, drink, be merry! Have a girls night out. Recite Orphic Hymns 30 and 45, or Homeric Hymns 1, 7, and 26. Put on a dramatic play or do a dramatic reading of something.
Thursday January 16 (16 Gamelion)
Friday January 17 (17 Gamelion)
Saturday January 18 (18 Gamelion)
Sunday January 19 (19 Gamelion)
Monday January 20 (20 Gamelion)
Tuesday January 21 (21 Gamelion)
Wednesday January 22 (22 Gamelion)
Thursday January 23 (23 Gamelion)
Friday January 24 (24 Gamelion)
Saturday January 25 (25 Gamelion)
Sunday January 26 (26 Gamelion)
Monday January 27 (27 Gamelion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Theogamia
This is the anniversary of the marriage of Zeus and Hera. Give honor to current relationships, plan a marriage, or look back on a wedding! This is a day to honor your partner and perhaps your parents' marriage. This a good day to recite Orphic Hymn 15 to Zeus and 16 to Hera or Homeric Hymn 12 to Hera.
Tuesday January 28 (28 Gamelion)
Wednesday January 29 (29 Gamelion)
Thursday January 30 (30 Gamelion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Hekate's Deipnon
This festival happens at the darkest part of the month. At this time, prepare your home for a new month. Purify the self, the home, and get affairs in order. This is also a good time to donate food or money or volunteer. Think about what you don't want to bring into the next month (bad energy, bad food in your fridge, a dirty home)... and fix it!
Friday January 31 (1 Anthesterion)
🥂 Festival 🥂
Noumenia
The most important of the three recurring monthly festivals. This is the first day of the Attic month of Gamelion. Traditionally Zeus, Apollon Noumenios, Apollon Agyieus, Artemis, Hermes, Selene, personal matrons and patrons and other deities you and your family are close to are traditionally honored.
Resources:
Ancient Greek calendar superimposed on secular calendar for easy comprehension