Anastenarissa

English Noun A woman who takes part in the Anastenaria. en 2014 Rituals of Death and Dying in Modern and Ancient Greece Evy Johanne Håland 1443868590 Therefore, an old Anastenarissa may greet a young Anastenaride, not necessarily because he is a new member, but because he has inherited the position from his deceased grandmother who was an Anastenarissa. en 2016 Contested Identities: Gender and Kinship in Modern Greece Peter Loizos; Evthmios Papataxiarchis 109 1400884381 These kerchiefs symbolized the bond uniting husband and wife, as in the context of the Anastenaria they symbolize the bond between Saint Constantine and the possessed Anastenarissa. en 2016 Firewalking and Religious Healing Loring M. Danforth 1400884365 When she began to dance at the konaki, these people said that she was a real Anastenarissa because she had “become one blood” (eyine ena ema) with her husband when she married him and gave birth to his children.