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Religious festivals in Antiquity are considered to be the precursors of art fairs, as they initiated the structural qualities that would become quintessential for all future events of such magnitude. These annual gatherings and pilgrimages, intertwining religion with commerce, were dominant in all ancient empires, from the Roman and Greek Empires to the Han-Dynasty. As people from distant lands would gather for the sole purpose of these festive events, they would bring along the rarest and most valuable objects, which would be proudly exhibited to spark interest, curiosity and appeal among the visitors.
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