Mtv spring break 2002

If you're in college, you're probably in the midst of prepping for your spring break plans — whether they involve a service trip abroad, a vacation to some place boasting "foam" that you can "party" in, or just staring at your dorm walls, unencumbered by annoying stuff like going to class or having contact with other human beings.

But no matter what your plans, surely you've wondered — how is spring break even a thing? How and when did the world come together and decide that for one week in March or April, all college kids would have carte blanche to leave their town, head to somewhere tropical, and engage in kegstand contests at bars with names like The Horny Dolphin?

Well, the historical origins of spring break lie with those ancient masters of getting liquored up and taking of their pants in public, the Greeks.

The ancient Greeks celebrated a spring festival called Anthestreria, which honored Dionysus, the god of theater, boning, and getting totally hammered. Festival goers dressed up, sang, and (no joke) engage

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