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The Bacchanalia were Roman festivals of Bacchus, the Greco-Roman god of wine, freedom, intoxication and ecstasy. They were based on the Greek Dionysia and the Dionysian Mysteries, and probably arrived in Rome c. 200 BC via the Greek colonies in southern Italy, and from Etruria, Rome's northern neighbour.
The Bacchae (/ ˈ b æ k iː /; Ancient Greek: Βάκχαι, Bakkhai; also known as The Bacchantes / ˈ b æ k ə n t s, b ə ˈ k æ n t s,-ˈ k ɑː n t s /) is an ancient Greek tragedy, written by the Athenian playwright Euripides during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon.
Maenads were known as Bassarids, Bacchae / ˈ b æ k iː /, or Bacchantes / ˈ b æ k ə n t s, b ə ˈ k æ n t s,-ˈ k ɑː n t s / in Roman mythology after the penchant of the equivalent Roman god, Bacchus, to wear a bassaris or fox skin. Often the maenads were portrayed as inspired by Dionysus into a state of ecstatic frenzy through a ...
The Christmas season is upon us and for most of us it is a time filled with joy and merriment. There are presents to be bought, cookies to be baked and plenty of parties to attend. Of course, the ...
The song was performed in Spanish at King's College, Cambridge in their 1992 Christmas Eve broadcast service of "Nine Lessons and Carols". [12] The song has appeared on recordings including: Goin' Places (1961) by the Kingston Trio (listed as "Guardo el Lobo" and credited to musicologist Erich Schwandt)
Learn about the history and meaning behind traditional Christmas colors: red, green, gold, white and purple. Experts explain their origins and significace.
What does the word Christmas mean? A big step in rebranding the old holiday was to give it a new, religious name. In fact, the word Christmas comes from Cristes maesse, ...
The English word Christmas is a shortened form of 'Christ's Mass'. [5] ... in that country it is known in Spanish as the Flower of the Holy Night. ...