Happy Pyanepsia, Everyone!

On this day, we celebrate Theseus's return from Crete with an offering to Apollon. Upon arriving back in Athens, Theseus boiled all remaining stores in a pot—mostly beans—in thanks for his safety.


While I won't be offering a bean stew to the god due to a wedding I am attending today, I will offer him (raw) beans and/or some kind of grain, depending on what we have in the storage cabinets. This festival has a “give what you have” feel to it, so I won't dwell too much on the difference.

For those with the time, here's a recipe for Greek bean stew from the Austerity Kitchen. Enjoy.

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