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<p>The <a href="/facts/Athenian_festivals/1GnscEDN">festival</a> of the Skira or Skirophoria (<a href="/facts/Ancient_Greek_language/LIK7NlUh">Ancient Greek</a>: Σκιροφόρια) in the <a href="/facts/Attic_calendar/oeNA1VNB">calendar of ancient Athens</a>, closely associated with the <a href="/facts/Thesmophoria/PUKXuFuc">Thesmophoria</a>, marked the dissolution of the old year in May/June. </p>