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Festivals were a very important part of life in ancient Greece. these were a central part of worshiping the gods. They included a procession and a sacrifice.Festivals also included different competitions, which were seen as another way to honor a god. There were competitions in music, poetry, drama and also athletics. Some of the most important festivals of ancient Greece involved athletic competition, such as the Olympic Games, which were held in honor of Zeus, and the Pythian Games, held at Delphi in honor of Apollo.One festival in Athens, held to honor Dionysus, involved a competition between playwrights. This led to the making of some of the best known plays from ancient Greece, written by people such as Sophokles, Euripides and Aristophanes

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