Lenaia is coming up, and I’m excited. Not only does this kick off the Year 2 Bakcheion festival cycle but I’ve got a half dozen or so locals to celebrate it with this time. We’re going to have a symposion, followed by a masked procession through the city culminating in us calling Dionysos up from the depths by a waterfall, complete with offerings and an a cappella choral rendition of this:

How will you observe Lenaia?