dionysia

Di`o*ny"si*a, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. .] (Class. Antiq.) Defn: Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies.

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