Whether it is a simple offering or a meal, this treat will satisfy the goddess... and gods from both this world and below. If you honour Hekate Night on November 16th, offering sweet and delicious delights such as cake, breads, garlic, eggs, cheese, fruits, and nuts is a must, if you want to obtain her favours. Hekate or Hecate is the ancient goddess of dark places. She guards the thresholds between the human and the spirit world and is associated with such various things as witchcraft, magic, sorcery, life and death, birth and rebirth, herbalism and crossroads. She is often depicted in a triple goddess form.
It is said, traditionally in Greece, such offerings were made on the night of the darkest moon and Hekate would emerge at the crossroads from the underworld, she gathered the souls of the recently departed and guided them safely to the land of the dead. Therefore the people of Greece took it upon themselves to leave offerings for Hekate and the dead outside their door and throughout the city. If Hekate was content and the dead well-fed, she would protect those and their loved ones and grant them blessings of prosperity.
Hope everyone had a lovely weekend! - JD