Usually means: Ancient Greek festival honoring Demeter.
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▸ noun:  An Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs.

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Anthesteria, phallophoria, xenismos, Eleusinian Mysteries, Haloa, Poseidonia, suovetaurilia, Persephatta, Phersephoneia, Demeter, more...

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Anthesteria, phallophoria, xenismos, Eleusinian Mysteries, Haloa, Poseidonia, suovetaurilia, Persephatta, Phersephoneia, Demeter, more...



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