the dionysia was a religious festival honoring the greek god dionysus.
the dionysia was a religious festival honoring which greek god?
dionysus
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the dionysia was a large religious festival in ancient athens in honor of the god dionysus, the central event of which was the performance of tragedies and, from 487 bce, comedies. it was the second-most important festival after the panathenaia. the dionysia actually comprised two related festivals, the rural dionysia and the city dionysia, which took place in different parts of the year. they were also an essential part of the dionysian mysteries.
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several liturgical celebrations are stipulated for the basilica. amongst these are included: the election and the establishment of the captains regent; the anniversary celebration of the republic's militia (25 march); national and religious holidays of san marino, the founder and patron of the republic (3 september), and st. agatha, patroness of the republic (5 february); and the religious festival honoring the st. of the body and blood of christ.





























the basilica can also function as a venue for popular events such as the xii autumn music festival production in 2010 of mozart's "requiem mass".
basilica di san marino