Festivals and Cults
Demeter's two major festivals were sacred mysteries. Her Thesmophoria festival (October 11–13) was women-only. Her Eleusinian mysteries were open to initiates of any gender or social class. At the heart of both festivals were myths concerning Demeter as Mother and Persephone as her daughter.
July 13, festival of Demeter.(Greek)
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