The ancient Bacchanalia, also called the Dionysia, were any of the several festivals of Dionysus. The most famous of the Greek Dionysia were in Attica and included the Little, or Rustic, Dionysia; the Lenaea; the Anthesteria; the Oschophoria; and the most famous of all, the City, or Great, Dionysia, which was accompanied by dramatic performances in the theatre of Dionysus.
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