The 23rd of August marks the Ancient Greek holiday of Nemesia, - the festival of the Goddess Nemesis - the Goddess of Fate, Revenge, and Divine Retribution. Blood sacrifices were traditional on this day.
This purpose of this festival was to 'avert the nemesis of the dead' in order that they could steer away the suffering or punishment of the living....
... I am so sorry to do this to you, but this post has been moved to my new website, The Pagan Calendar, and can be found in its entirety here: The Nemesia
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