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The bacchanalia were wild and mystic festivals of the Roman god Bacchus (or Dionysus). The bacchanalia were originally held in secret and only attended by women. The festivals occurred in the grove of Simila near the Aventine Hill on March 16 and March 17. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bac...

The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martii) is the name of 15 March in the Roman calendar, probably referring to the day of the full moon. The term ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other months. The Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the...

Rising above the Acropolis - Constellation "Draco" signalled beginning of Athenian athletic festival new research shows When the dragon rose the games began! About 2,500 years ago, at a time when Athens was in its prime, the people of the city celebrated the birth of Athena, their patro...

Beltane or Beltaine is the anglicised spelling of Old Irish Beltain (modern Irish Bealtaine, Scottish Gaelic Bealltainn), the Gaelic name for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on first day of May. Bealtaine was historically a Gaelic festival celebrated in Ireland, Scotland...

Edinburgh is a city of festivals, there is no doubt about it. And even though the arts festivals of August may be a distant memory by now, the Beltane Fire Society is busy preparing to celebrate another festival, Samhuinn. On October 31, the society will host a spectacular procession through the...

Just a wee note to say sorry for the lack of updates, but i was celebrating the pagan festival of Samhain. :smile:

In Roman mythology, Diana (lt. "heavenly" or "divine") was the goddess of the hunt and moon, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent ori...

Roman mythology, Portunes (alternatively spelled Portumnes or Portunus) was a god of keys, doors and livestock. He protected the warehouses where grain was stored. His festival, celebrated on August 16, the seventeenth day before the Kalends of September, was the Portumnalia, a minor occasion...

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Festival Bacchanalia (Preview)	Events	1	2342	Mar 14 23:24 2011 by Blobrana
The bacchanalia were wild and mystic festivals of the Roman god Bacchus (or Dionysus). The bacchanalia were originally held in secret and only attended by women. The festivals occurred in the grove of Simila near the Aventine Hill on March 16 and March 17. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bac...
Festival Ides of March (Preview)	Events	2	2505	Mar 14 21:47 2014 by Blobrana
The Ides of March (Latin: Idus Martii) is the name of 15 March in the Roman calendar, probably referring to the day of the full moon. The term ides was used for the 15th day of the months of March, May, July, and October, and the 13th day of the other months. The Ides of March was a festive day dedicated to the...
Festival Panathenaic festival (Preview)	Events	0	2187	Apr 26 13:29 2011 by Blobrana
Rising above the Acropolis - Constellation "Draco" signalled beginning of Athenian athletic festival new research shows When the dragon rose the games began! About 2,500 years ago, at a time when Athens was in its prime, the people of the city celebrated the birth of Athena, their patro...
Festival Beltane (Preview)	Events	7	4624	May 3 12:45 2015 by Blobrana
Beltane or Beltaine is the anglicised spelling of Old Irish Beltain (modern Irish Bealtaine, Scottish Gaelic Bealltainn), the Gaelic name for either the month of May or the festival that takes place on first day of May. Bealtaine was historically a Gaelic festival celebrated in Ireland, Scotland...
Samhain Festival Samhain (Preview)	Events	0	2493	Oct 11 01:14 2006 by Blobrana
Edinburgh is a city of festivals, there is no doubt about it. And even though the arts festivals of August may be a distant memory by now, the Beltane Fire Society is busy preparing to celebrate another festival, Samhuinn. On October 31, the society will host a spectacular procession through the...
Samhain Festival Samhain (Preview)	Feedback	9	38846	Oct 31 05:55 2012 by Blobrana
Just a wee note to say sorry for the lack of updates, but i was celebrating the pagan festival of Samhain. :smile:
Festival Festival of Diana (Preview)	Events	0	2418	Aug 12 23:16 2011 by Blobrana
In Roman mythology, Diana (lt. "heavenly" or "divine") was the goddess of the hunt and moon, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent ori...
Festival Portumnalia (Preview)	Events	1	4613	Aug 16 05:50 2012 by Blobrana
Roman mythology, Portunes (alternatively spelled Portumnes or Portunus) was a god of keys, doors and livestock. He protected the warehouses where grain was stored. His festival, celebrated on August 16, the seventeenth day before the Kalends of September, was the Portumnalia, a minor occasion...