Ancient Athens Celebrated the Spring Equinox With a Feast of Resurrection After Death

Ancient Athens Celebrated the Spring Equinox With a Feast of Resurrection After Death

In ancient Athens they celebrated the Spring Equinox as a resurrection after death. Painting of Aphrodite and Adonis by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) 1488/90-1576. Exhibited at the G. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, USA. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Public Domain In ancient Athens, the spring equinox was celebrated as a feast of resurrection after death. The two most important celebrations in Ancient Greece were the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice,…