The first of October and the harvesting of the grapes led to a Roman god named Bacchus launching a series of parties at this time of year. He was so good at partying that the word bacchanalia was coined in his honor. Some background for you:
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| https://www.thoughtco.com/bacchus-roman-god-2562627 |
Bacchus was preceded by the Greek god Dionysus who also was a partyer. Later on, some guy named Jesus would make His mark using wine and even performing His first miracle at a wedding party where He turned water into wine. Although there is some controversy about the parallels between Jesus and Bacchus, it all makes sense to me in a hocus pocus kind of way (click here and scroll down to Parallels With Christianity for more info.)
Maybe these originators had something to with Buzzy, whose birthday is next week, and his “Party, party, party” approach to life.
Eric’s last big hit and War’s first talked about wine and partying: