The general populace was able to enjoy the art of the culture during festivals because it was displayed at that time. Demeter's great festival the Themophoria, was celebrated in Athens and other centers in Greece. Procession along the sacred road from Athens to Eleusis, pigs we re sacrificed to Athene in the village of Skiron, with prayers to Athene to prevent the summer from being t oo hot. The Skiraphorion seems to be part of the Themophoria. Festivals involved other rituals besides sacrifice.
Atheletic contests are fairly common.
Statues were bathed and dressed in new robes. Aphrodite was connected to the festival of Apaturia. Please enter any question about Greek Festivals in the space provided. If the question is suitable, both the question and its answer will be posted at the end of this web page. They celebrated the major changes in their life.