Dionysiakos

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Dionysiakos (Greek: Διονυσιακός Χορός) is a form of Greek dance and customs from ancient Greece. Dionysiakos and its forms are revived today in many areas of Greece like Peloponnese, central Greece and Crete with the best-known being the Phallus festival in the area of Tyrnavos, Larissa.[1]

It is a pagan fertility festival in honor of the god of

religion in ancient Greece and is one of the most famous worldwide
.

See also

  • Greek music

References

  1. ^ "The Annual Phallus Festival in Greece", Der Spiegel, English edition, Retrieved on the 15-12-2008

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