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Festival for Athena (//Panathenaea)// Festival for Dionysia (Dionysos, Dionysus) Any other holiday or festival you can find

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Slide 2 The Festival of Dionysus is held in Athens every 4 years. It included the performance of comedies and tragedies. It is made up of 2 parts: Rural Dionysia and City Dionysia.

Slide 3 Rural Dionysia was the original part of Dionysia. It was held during the winter month of Poseidon, now called December, to celebrate the cultivation of vines. The main attraction was the “pompe” which was when the phalloi was carried by the phallophoroi. Also during the pompe, young girls carried baskets full of long loaves of bread, and others carried jars of water and wine.

Slide 4 City Dionysia is held 3 months after the Rural Dionysia. It was held during the month Elaphebolion, known now as the end of March and beginning of April, to celebrate the harvesting of new crops.

Slide 5 The Festival of Athena was the most important Ancient Greek Festival. This festival honored Athena’s birthday and praised her for being the city’s protector. It was held every four years to compete with the Olympics.

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