Minerva and boyfriend AllesandroIn Ancient Roman religious tradition, the Quinquatria or Quinquatrus was a festival sacred to Minerva. Minerva was the Roman name of Greek goddess Athena. She was considered to be the virgin goddess of warriors, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving,crafts, and, of course, the inventor of music, According to Ovid it was celebrated for five days, and was for this reason called by this name: that on the first day no blood was shed, but that on the last four there were contests of gladiators.
Tubilstrium! A chance to purify your trumpet
Ovid says that this festival was celebrated in commemoration of the birthday of Minerva and, according to Ovid, the trumpets used in sacred rites were purified; but this seems to have been originally a separate festival called Tubilustrium, which was celebrated as we know from the ancient Calendars on the 22nd
Consult fortune tellers and oracles!
As this festival was sacred to Minerva. it seems that women were accustomed to consult fortune-tellers and diviners upon this day. Emperor Domitian caused it to be celebrated every year and instituted a collegium to superintend the celebration, which consisted of shows of wild beasts, of the exhibition of plays, and of contests of orators, poets singers and Morris dancers.
Coming along for a little tubilustrium purifying are: Samir, Zany, Magik Hands, His Grace Martin Pearson, Pop Kultur Tart, Kat, Kali, Primrose Goddess, Sam (& Lover - if he survives the grandma test on Saturday!)
Roman Feast: Pop Kultur Tart & His Grace M.P.
Latin nibbles: Kali & Sam
Minerva's pudding: Marb's pudding, Kat
Beastly drinks: Samir & Primrose Godess will provide libations,
Kitchen Slave: Sam
Apologia: Trainee Princess is away at coven school, Doctor D is on a diplomatic mission to the Northern Faeries. Ovid claims he is too dead to appear, Annah who has gone to Morocco...Rastas will be recovering from the election in Queensland...
Minerva in the saunaTags: Sauna Recipes Food Suomi Wicca pagan
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