
From Demeter to Mary
With the advent of Christianity, the Virgin Mary became the patroness of the farmers of the Thriasian Plain, a role that up until then was performed by Demeter. On 20 November the tradition of the blessing of the bread will be revived in the church of Panagia Mesosporitissa, located in the archaeological site of Eleusis. It is a unique ritual that will hopefully soon be recognized as an element of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece.