an ▁fert ility ▁festival ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁God ▁D ion ys us , ▁with ▁food ▁and ▁drink . ▁ ▁Th race ▁ ▁Inst ru ments ▁used ▁in ▁ancient ▁Th ra cian ▁music ▁such ▁as ▁Bag pip es ▁( ga ida ) ▁and ▁By z antine ▁ly ra ▁are ▁still ▁the ▁ordinary ▁instruments ▁of ▁folk ▁music ▁in ▁Th race . ▁Fol k ▁d ances ▁include ▁the ▁t ape inos ▁hor os , ▁trip ati , ▁trom ak ton , ▁s far lis , ▁sou fli out ou da , ▁z on ar ad iko , ▁k astr inos , ▁sy ng ath ist os , ▁sou sta , ▁mant il atos , ▁b aint ous ka ▁and ▁ap ad ias te ite ▁sto ▁ch oro . ▁Trad itional ▁Th ra cian ▁d ances ▁are ▁usually ▁swift ▁in ▁tempo ▁and ▁are ▁mostly ▁circle ▁d ances ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁men ▁dance ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁The ▁ga ida , ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁bag pipe , ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁characteristic ▁instrument , ▁but ▁clar in ets ▁and ▁tou be le ki ▁are ▁also ▁used . ▁The ▁Th ra cian ▁ga ida , ▁also ▁called ▁av los , ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁or ▁other ▁Bulgar ian ▁bag pip es . ▁It ▁is ▁more ▁high ▁in ▁pitch ▁than ▁the ▁Mac ed onian ▁ga ida ▁but ▁less ▁so ▁than ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁ga ida ▁( or ▁D ura ). ▁The ▁Th ra cian ▁ga ida ▁is ▁also ▁still ▁widely ▁used ▁throughout ▁Th