Greek Festivals

5. A town on the northern border of Attica.
8. Wealthy person who financed a playwright's work
9. Athenian festival held in honour of Dionysus in mid-March.
10. A ceremony before a tragic festival
12. Athena of the city
16. All-night performance of hymns and sacrifice at Greater Panathenaia
20. A race involving an armed soldier running alongside a chariot.
21. A loosely organised revel through the streets with song and dance on first night of the City Dionysia- only men were allowed to participate

1. the arranging of Athens' festivals
2. Procession from the gates of Athens to the Sanctuary Dionysus on first day of the City Dionysia
3. Foreigners living in Athens
4. A fund provided by the Athenian state which ensured that poorer citizens could afford to attend the City Dionysia
6. A group who says things at the same time in a play
7. Big celebration of Athena's birthday, held every four years
11. Choral hymn sung to Dionysus on the first day of the City Dionysia
13. male beauty contest at the Greater Panathenaia
14. Plays performed as comic relief after the tragedies at the City Dionysia. Named after the mythological creatures which starred in them.
15. Reciters of epic poetry
17. A serious type of play which was performed at the City Dionysia
18. Garment made for the Greater Panathenaia
19. A play typically poking fun at Athenian politics and culture
21. basket carriers in Panathenaic procession