 The jars of wine from the previous year were opened, libations offered to Dionysus, and the entire household (including the slaves) joining in the festivities.Spring flowers were used to decorate the rooms of the house, the home's drinking vessels, and any children over three years of age.The days on which the Pithoigia and Choës were celebrated were both regarded as (, 'unlucky'; Latin equivalent ) and (, 'defiled'), necessitating expiatory libations.