The Roman Times All the News Romans Need to Know 1St Century B.C Rome
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The Roman Times All the News Romans Need to Know 1st Century B.C Rome Holidays By John Lius In ancient times the ancient Romans worshipped many gods and goddesses. Ancient Romans would cut down a tree to honor new lives. Then they would take the cut down tree and decorate it. This celebration was called May Day. Romans loved celebrations. On December 25th they would feast, give gifts, and they decorate their homes with greenery. On Adonia which is in July, females from the home that they lived in they would plant a Garden of Adonis on top of the roof of their house. The plants would grow fast, but if the plants died the women would mourn. On Agonalia in January 1st and 9th Romans gave figs and honey which were in white jars to the god Janus. Also on the same days they gave money to their family members. On Ambarvalia in May 29th was a festival for honoring Ceres and Dea Dia. They walked around in their own fields to convince the gods to make the plants grow. On Amburbium in February was a ritual to clean and purify cities. On Lux Mundi in December 10th was a festival for honoring Libertas who was the bringer of light. On Navigum Isis in March 5th was a festival which honored Isis who was the patroness of sailing and the inventor of the sail. On Fortuna Virilis in April 1st was a festival for improving relationships with men. On Initium Aestatis in June 27th was a festival for the first day of summer. On Lesser Quinquatrus in June 13th- 15th was a festival celebrated by flute players. Sources: http://rome.mrdonn.org/holidays.html http://www.musesrealm.net/rome/festivalsinfo.html .