Anastenaria UK /əˌnæs.təˈnɛəɹi.ə/US /əˌnæs.təˈnɛɹi.ə/ noun1 •A religious ritual performed in Southern Bulgaria and Northern Greece involving trance and dancing on fire.The insistence that the Anastenaria was so archaic—that its worldview preceded the Hellenic gods—actually “internationalized” the custom. — 2015