The rites were characterized by a frenzy of devotion, unrestrained enthusiasm, wild orgiastic dances and wanderings in the forests, and were accompanied by the music of the flute, cymbal, and tambourine.
During many of her parties, the people of Bon Temps engaged in orgiastic behavior.
Maryann offered Tara unconditional acceptance and affection while also introducing Tara to a more orgiastic lifestyle and a young man named Eggs (Mehcad Brooks).
They became orgiastic in character and scenes of drunkenness, cf.
But we know that there were nebhiim among the Canaanites; the "prophets" of Baal appear in the history of Elijah as men who sought to attract their god by wild orgiastic rites.