Bacchanalia and bacchanalia, also known as bacchanalia. Refers to any festival held in Greek and Roman religions for Bacchus (Dionysus). They may have been a ritual of the god of fertility at first.
As early as the 7th century BC, there was a "Great bacchanalia" in ancient Greece. This activity is held in Athens every March to commemorate Dionysus, the god of wine. The song improvised at the banquet in memory of Dionysus was called Dionysus. Compared with the more solemn ode to the sun god, it is characterized by impromptu lyric choral poems, accompanied by reed flutes, and freely dancing Dionysian hymns are popular. By the 6th century BC, Dionysus's hymns began to enjoy a high reputation and developed into a comprehensive art form. A choir of 50 adult men and boys performed in the Dionysus Competition in Corinth. The era of great Dionysian hymns was also the era when great Greek lyric choral poems prevailed, which led to the development of ancient Greek drama and music art. The tragedies, comedies and dramas of ancient Greek sheep all originated from "the Great bacchanalia".
After the festival was introduced to Rome from southern Italy, it was held in secret at first, and only women participated in it on the 3rd. Later, men were allowed to participate, and it was held five times a month. This festival turned into a carnival, which led the Roman Senate to issue an order banning bacchanalia all over Italy in BC 186. But this festival has not been banned in southern Italy for many years.