|
|
|
|
|
|
Fordicidia - pregnant cows are sacrificed to Tellus, the Earth. The unborn calves are removed by the chief Vestal Virgin and burned.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cerealia are the rites of Ceres, the goddess of agriculture. The tails of Foxes are fastened with burning brands and then the foxes are released into the Circus Maximus.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Vinalia is a wine festival sacred to Venus and Jupiter, libations of new wine are poured to Jupiter at the temple of Venus
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robigalia - a red dog or sheep is sacrificed to avert blight from the grain.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
