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Noumenia Ritual Our first regular simultaneous ritual is the Noumenia (the first crescent of the moon, which begins the ancient Greek month). This will take place before the chat each month (see Symposia page for dates). A basic ritual has been created: Download it in PDF format here. Each individual is also free to design their own ritual - the important thing here is less the precise words and actions, and more the intention and group activity. For some ideas on how to celebrate the Noumenia, a passage from Porphyry: "They say Klearkhos discharges his religious duties and diligently sacrifices at the proper times, because each month on the Noumeniai he places garlands on and cleans Hermes, Hekate, and the rest of the sacred things which his ancestors bequeathed to him, and also because he honors (them) with frankincense and with barley cakes and with round cakes."