I think you maybe thinking of The Elephant Festival at Thrissur, although elephants are prominent in a lot of Hindu religions and festivals because they are considered sacred. http://www.shubhyatra.com/kerala/elephant-festival.html
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Elephants are the part of temple festival. In kerala a temple festival wont be complete unless a decorated elephant is brought there. There is huge demand for elephant (Tusker) in kerala. Business people started buying elephants from other state of India and sell or rent them to temples. About 100 elephants participate In trichur pooram festival held annually.
The Egyptian Opet festival celebrates renewal, and there was also festivities. There was acrobatic dancers, and also musicians. In one part of the festival, a beautiful barque, made by artisans, is carried by high government officials (who often compete for the role of carrying the barque) on poles throughout town. In the barque is a shrine, and on the shrine is a decorated (by priests) statue of the god. Everyone took part in this festivity, and took off from their work. It lasted from 24 to 27 days.
The Great Panathenaia was held every 4 years in the town of Athens, this is unlike the Panathenaia which is a smaller version held every year. It was a religious festival, it honoured the paten goddess Athena. it consisted of many tribal events as Athens is divided into 11 districts. the most important part of this festival was the procession in which the Peplos (a robe) which was given to the statue of Athena as a birthday present with the sacrifice of the hundreds of animals. Also another element of the Panathenaia was the touch race which is where our idea of the Olympic flame originates.
They were held at Olympia in Elis in southern Greece, because the games were part of a religious festival in honour of Zeus at his temple there.
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i wouldd like to know more about my history and know when African Americans first were part of the inaugural procession
The Great Panathenaia was held every 4 years in the town of Athens, this is unlike the Panathenaia which is a smaller version held every year. It was a religious festival, it honoured the paten goddess Athena. it consisted of many tribal events as Athens is divided into 11 districts. the most important part of this festival was the procession in which the Peplos (a robe) which was given to the statue of Athena as a birthday present with the sacrifice of the hundreds of animals. Also another element of the Panathenaia was the touch race which is where our idea of the Olympic flame originates.
The ancient Olympic games were held in honor of the Greeks' chief god, Zeus. They were held at Olympia - hence the name Olympics.
They each touched only a part of the elephant.
In honour of zeus, greek god. The great games were part of a religious festival. Hope i helped! Xxx<-may as well