TheMounichia orMounichia (Ancient Greek:Μουνίχια) was an ancientAthenian festival held on the 16th (full moon time) of the monthMounichion (spring) of Athenian calendar in the honor ofArtemisMounichia. The surname of the goddess came from the hill ofMunichia, where stood an Artemis’ temple, close toPiraeus and to the site of theBattle of Salamis. The festival was instituted to commemorate the victory of the Greek fleet over thePersians at Salamis. Cakes adorned all round with burning candles were offered to the goddess. Young girls were dressed up as bears, as for theBrauronia.
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities edited by William Smith (1870)p.769