19th European Congress of Ethnic Religions in Athens
3rd - 5th of October «2025»

«The Contribution of Ethnic Religions to the formation of European Identity»

19th European Congress of Ethnic Religions in Athens

The #2025ECER from October 3rd (Friday) to October 5th (Sunday).
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Day 1 - Friday 3nd of October | Working day in Athens Greece - Temple of Hellenic Ethnic Religion (Aristotelous 36)

Photos from the 1st Working Day at the Temple of Hellenic Ethnic Religion

Time	Description
09:00-10:00	Registration
10:00-11:00	Opening Ritual
11:00-11:15	Ugis Nastevics (President of the ECER), Conference Opening Speech for ECER
11:15-11:30	Koenraad Logghe - Brenda Lioris (Traditie vzw/Belgium): Ethnic Religions and the Formation of European Identity - Pre-christian heritage of the Low Countries
11:30-11:45	Kyrre Gram Franck (Sjamanistisk Forbund/Norway): The Contribution of Ethnic Religions to the formation of European Identity
11:45-12:00	Giuseppe Maiello (Slované/Czech): Revisiting the Indo-European Myth: A Pillar of European Identity?
12:00-12:15	Giuseppe Barbera (Pietas/Italy): The Ancestral European Religion
12:15-12:30	Jean Marc Duvette (Groupe Druidique des Gaules/France): Contemporary druidism and pagan rebirth
12:30-12:45	Halyna Lozko (The Association of the Believers of the Ukrainian Native Faith/Ukraine)
12:45-13:00	Evangelos Kiousis (Thyrsos/ Greece): "Rubedo": The urgently needed escalation of our efforts towards the catalytic next decade
13:00-16:00	Lunch Break
16:00-16:15	Eleni Antigoni Xanthi (YSEE/ Hellas): The Contribution of Ethnic Religions to the formation of European Identity
16:15-16:30	George Konstantinou (YSEE Cyprus/Cyprus): The Strategy of Ethnic Religions in Europe
16:30-16:45	Ugis Nastevics (Latvijas Dievturu sadraudze/Latvia): European Identity Crisis: Challenges and the Role of Ethnic Religions
16:45-17:00	Ugne Trinkunaite (Romuva/Lithuania): Romuva's journey toward state recognition: Achievements and continuing challenges
17:00-17:15	Miroslav Žiarislav Švický (RODNÝ KRUH/Slovak republic): Original spiritual culture - a mysterious nut in the grip of cultural conservatism and liberalism: how to survive and germinate
17:15-17:30	Ghanasyam Akella (Mythology Corner/USA): Role of Media and Communication in Religion
17:30-17:45	Audun Mehl (Ford Sed Norge/Norway)
17:45-18:00	Camilla Winther Bang and Monika Ylfa Steensdatter (Forn Sidr/Denmark)
18:00-18:45	Workshop: About Sami Tradition. Speaker: Kyrre Gram Franck (Sjamanistisk Forbund/Norway)
18:45-19:00	Short Break
19:00-19:40	Workshop: Latvian knot script and the Latvju Dainas, the divine hymns of Dievturība. Speaker: Ugis Nastevics (Latvijas Dievturu sadraudze/Latvia
20:00-20:30	ECER Board Special Meeting

Day 2 - Saturday 4th of October | Working Day in Athens Greece / Guided tour

Time	Description
10:00 -13:00	Guided Tour at the archeological site of Ancient Agora of Athens
13:30-16:00	Lunch
17:00-17:45	Ritual: Earth and Fire. Ugnė Trinkūnaitė, Benas Barzdžius (Romuva/Lithuania)
17:45-18:00	Speech: Living Eudaimonically: Ancient Hellenic Philosophy and the Task of Value Re-foundation Speaker: Taktikos Dimitrios (YSEE/Greece)
18:00-18:15	Giuseppe Barbera (Pietas/Italy): About Roman Religion
18:15-19:00	Workshop: Ásatrú: a Traditional Point of View. Speaker: Koenraad Logghe (Traditie vzw/ Belgium)
19:00-20:30	Discussion & Press Conference with the Adoption of the Declaration

Day 3 - Sunday 5th of October | Ritual day

Time	Description
10:00-13:00	Ritual
13:00-18:00	Break
18:00	The City Center Walking Tour on Evening