by Spurius Mamilius Lucanus on Tue Mar 23, 2010 5:02 am
For those of you who practice a form of the Religio Romana (not necessarily strict reconstructionism) and identify as a Roman Pagan or Polytheist, would you care to share some of your personal domestic practices or maybe ancient Roman festivals you have observed? Recently, I set up an altar on the Liberalia (17th) for Ceres, Father Liber, and Libera. Currently, I still have an altar set up honoring Minerva for the Quinquatria (for 5 days ending tomorrow). Now that I have the space, I will be doing this more often for various Gods (but not for every single ancient Roman festival!) in addition to my regular lararium that is permanent. I am using the modern calendar dates for these festivals, however I feel that the symbolism of the moon phase in the older Roman calendar is significant in some cases. So, for example, the first full moon every month is for Father Jupiter and the 15th ("new Ides") is for the God honored that particular month (ie. Mars in March).
Sp. Mamilius Lucanus
'Know Thyself.' -Delphic Maxim