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Dance
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.
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It is a pagan fertility festival in honor of the god of
Mount Olympus,
Dionysus with customs and activities based on the
religion in ancient Greece and is one of the most famous
worldwide.
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