Chronos, Kairos and Aion are the three deities of time, events and epic destinies. Here is the multi-religious and multicultural calendar!
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The schedule in brief from D-2 to D+5
- August 18, 2024, : Hera Telkhinia
- August 23, 2024: Zeus Epoptes
The complete interactive calendar
Holidays of the month
August 8, 2024 (1 event)
August 8, 2024
Today Swahili celebrate Nane Nane (literally 08/08). For a week, a huge agricultural market takes place in various towns in Tanzania. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #8August #NaneNane #Tanzania
August 13, 2024 (2 events)
August 13, 2024
On this day, the Greeks celebrated Eleusinia. It was a festival of thanksgiving to honor Demeter. It consisted of a procession, games and sacrifices. The prizes for the winners of the games were a large amount of cereal. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 13 #Greece #Eleusinia #Demeter
August 13, 2024
On this day, the ancient Greeks performed a libation at Hermes. A very important god in the Hellenic religion, and Herault of the supreme god Zeus, Hermes has always been prayed for in travel, diplomacy, athletics and certain sciences. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 13 #Greece #Thermes
August 14, 2024 (2 events)
August 14, 2024
On this day, the Greeks honored Kourotrophos (education), as well as Hekate and Artemis, protector of women and children. Few sources exist on this rite, taking place several times a year, and often preliminary to rites towards other gods. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 14 #Kourotrophos #Hekate #Artemis
August 14, 2024
Today, Tibetans celebrate Sho Dun (Yoghurt Banquet). It began in the 11th century with a banquet given by the laity to the monks around yoghurt. Later summer operas, or Lhamo, and plays were added to the festivities. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Shotun #ShoDun #Lhamo #Tibet
August 15, 2024 (2 events)
August 15, 2024
Today, the Yoruba honor Sango. He is a thunder and fire deity and was a warrior and the third king of the Oyo Empire after succeeding his elder brother Ajaka. This millennial festival lasts more than 10 days and includes various cultural and religious festivals. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Sango #August 15 #Yoruba #Oyo #Oya
August 15, 2024
On this day, in ancient Egypt, Wafaa El-Nil (the Nile flood) was celebrated for two weeks. She is also designated in the Coptic Church by ceremonially throwing a martyr's relic into the river. The flooding of the Nile has been poetically described in myth as Isis' tears of grief for Osiris when he was killed by their brother Seth. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 15 #WafaaElNil #Egypt
August 18, 2024 (1 event)
August 18, 2024
On this day, the Greeks celebrated Hera Telkhinia. There are few sources on this festival, which probably originated in Thelkhis in Crete, then very influential in Greece. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 18 #Grece #Crete #Telkhis #Hera
August 23, 2024 (1 event)
August 23, 2024
On this day, the Greeks of Erchia made an important sacrifice to Zeus Epoptes (the observer). The sources concerning the rituals are so far confused. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 23 #Zeus #Erchia
August 29, 2024 (1 event)
August 29, 2024
On this day, the Greeks celebrated Noumenia, the New Moon marking a new month. The Noumenia is the second day of a three-day family festival held every lunar month – the Deipnon of Hekate, then the Noumenia, followed by the Agathos Daimon. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #noumenia
August 30, 2024 (1 event)
August 30, 2024
On this day, Athenians celebrated Niketeria in honor of Nike, represented as the winged victory, who was honored as a companion, or aspect, of Athena. The day commemorates Athena's victory over Poseidon to become mistress of the city. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #August 30 #Niketeria #Nike #Athena
Multicultural and multi-religious almanac
An almanac is a calendar showing the main dates of the calendar, the religious holidays, bearing ephemerides such as the phases of the moon or the duration of the days (lunar and solar calendars).
A calendar is a system for marking dates according to time. Such a system was invented by men to divide and organize time over long periods. The observation of the periodic phenomena of the environment in which they lived — such as the daily movement of the shadow, the return of the seasons or the lunar cycle — served as the first references for organizing the agricultural, social and religious life of societies.
The calendar used today in most of the world is the Gregorian calendar. In everyday language, an ephemeris designates what happens daily; the ephemeris of the day is the list of the significant events of this day.