In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
DIONYSIA
Dionysia, Bacchanalia
(noun) an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Di`o*ny"si*a, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. .] (Class. Antiq.)
Definition: Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies and comedies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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