CLST 102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Calender, Metic, Dithyramb
23 Oct 2016
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Clst 102 chapter 3, 3. 39 3. 52. B(cid:455) fifth (cid:272)e(cid:374)tur(cid:455), shri(cid:374)es a(cid:374)d (cid:272)ults proliferated i(cid:374) attik to (cid:271)oth heroes a(cid:374)d (cid:373)i(cid:374)or deities. Most civic and sacred functions were under the patronage of zeus, artemis, athene, and hermes. Largest festivals were the public rituals that lasted several days. Some major state festivals included everyone, both slave and free, citizen and metic, male and female, adult and children. No doubt their sympathies and interests were felt to be particularly caught by the scale of the celebrations and the quality of the athletic, poetic and dramatic performances. Festivals included processions, sacrifices, and cultural events, such as performance of dithyramb, tragedy and comedy, and athletic competitions. Every month, certain days were set aside for particular gods. Major festivals occurred on an annual cycle. Some festivals were peculiar to particular groups, others were festival for the whole polis. Number of firmly dated festivals is 130. Athenian calender (months run from new moon to new moon)
