Anastenaria

English Etymology From en grc ἀναστένω groan aloud. en Pronunciation en /əˌnæs.təˈnɛəɹi.ə/ RP en /əˌnæs.təˈnɛɹi.ə/ GA en ɛəɹi.ə 6 Noun ? A religious ritual performed in Southern Bulgaria and Northern Greece involving trance and dancing on fire. en 1954 The Anastenaria: Thracian Firewalking Festival - Issue 36 Anne Gault Antoniades 2 The author, Mrs. Anne Gault Antoniades, an American long resident in Greece and familiar with its language, is competent to write about the Anastenaria not only because she can give an eyewitness account of the festival, but particularly by virtue of her keen interest in the Greek people and the study she has made of their folkways. en 2015 Entangled Histories of the Balkans Roumen Daskalov; Alexander Vezenkov 9004290362 The insistence that the Anastenaria was so archaic—that its worldview preceded the Hellenic gods—actually “internationalized” the custom. 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. Derived terms en Anastenaride en Anastenarissa