Thesmophoria was a festival held in Greek cities, in honor of the goddesses Demeter

Greeks had sporting competitions such as the Olympics and the Pythian Games held at Delphi. Athens had a festival celebrating Athena with a grand procession and sporting competitions called the Panathenaic Games. There was the

Dionysia which as a rural festival in winter and a city festival in spring. There was singing, dancing, and plays during these festivals. The Adonic feasts were a celebration for women honoring Aphrodite and her lover Adonis. The Thesmophoria was a Greek celebration of the story of Persephone and lasted for ten days. They would sacrifice pigs and throw cakes in the shape of snakes and phalluses on the fields to insure a good harvest.