Ecclesia Ordinis Caelestis Templum Olympicus/Celestial Order and Temple of Olympus

Festival of Gamelia


February 11

(Greek) Ancient 26 Gamelion.
Gamelion (mid. Jan.mid. Feb.) was called the .Month of Marriage,. and was a popular time for weddings. The Gamelia, at the end of the month, is a celebration of the Hieros Gamos (Sacred Marriage) of Zeus and Hera; it is considered a harbinger of spring and new beginnings. Few specifics are known, so use your intuition. (Parke, H. W., Festivals of the Athenians, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1977.)