Roman Festivals

The Roman Festival of Caristia. (sometimes known as Cara Cognatio) was a Feast Day celebrating family reunion. It was when Roman fathers paid special attention to their families, if they were home. This ...

21st August is the Roman Festival of Consualia, to honour the god of Consul, and the protector of the harvest, Consul Mars, as a protector of the harvest, was also honoured on this day, as were the ...

28th April - 3rd May is the Roman festival of Floralia celebrating fertility of flowers and crops. The first records go back to Rome in approximately 238 BC.

Lectisternium, meaning to “spread a couch” is an ancient Greek and Roman ritual when food was offered to gods and goddesses. It was traditional to dress up statues of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva, lay them...

In ancient Roman tradition the 1st March is the Festival of Matronalia, (also called Matronales Feriae), which was the topsy-turvy feast sacred to Juno, the birth goddess, who was both wife and sister to...

19th March is the Roman Festival of Quinquatrus, In ancient Roman religion, the Quinquatria or Quinquatrus was a festival in honour and sacred to the Goddess Minerva and celebrated from the 19-23 of Marc...

15th March is known as The Ides of March in Roman tradition and the “Ides” of any month were sacred to Jupiter god of the sky and the supreme god of the Romans prior to Christianity. 15th March was also ...

In Ancient Roman tradition 15th February is Lupercalia. Apparently, this was the popular ceremony of fertility. It is believed that it was the precursor for the modern celebration on the 14th February of...

4th April is the Roman Festival of Magna Mater. This is the festival of Phrygian Great Earth Mother Cybele. In Roman times her priests would don female clothes and identities to commemorate her son Attis...

Roman Festival of Nemoralia also known as the festival of torches is 3 day ancient festival for the Ides of August in honour of the goddess Diana. It started at the Sanctuary of Diana at Lake Nemi and sp...

Saturnalia was an ancient Roman festival in honour of the god Saturn, and according to our current interntionl calender it is held each year on 17 December. Later the festivities were expanded through to...