It held theological importance for some Romans, who saw it as a restoration of the ancient Golden Age, when the world was ruled by Saturn.
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Larentalia was part of a series of ancient Roman festivals and holidays celebrating the end of the old year and the start of the new. Saturnalia was the Roman equivalent to the earlier Greek holiday of Kronia, which was celebrated during the Attic month of Hekatombaion in late midsummer. A sacrifice was typically offered on the spot where Acca Larentia is believed to have vanished. ĭuring this festival, offerings were made to the dead, usually at altars dedicated to Acca Larentia.
La lupercalia es pagana Lupercalia era un antiguo festival pagano que se celebraba cada ao el 15 de febrero en Roma. Others have attributed this feast in honour of Acca Larentia, the nurse of Romulus and Remus, and wife of Faustulus. La Navidad debe sus races a la antigua festividad romana de Saturnalia, un festival pagano que se celebra del 17 al 25 de diciembre de cada ao. The Roman festival of Larentalia was held on 23 December but was ordered to be observed twice a year by Augustus by some supposed to be in honour of the Lares, a kind of domestic genii, or divinities, worshipped in houses, and esteemed the guardians and protectors of families, supposed to reside in chimney-corners.
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