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They were so feared that a festival, called the Lemuralia, was celebrated in order to propitiate them.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome E.M. Berens
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More info can be glimpsed from Smith's Dictionary concerning the May festival of Lemuralia and its connection to the taboo.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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More info can be glimpsed from Smith's Dictionary concerning the May festival of Lemuralia and its connection to the taboo.
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On the whole, the average Roman seemed to follow the Mediterranean view that existence after death is boring and depressing for pretty much everyone, and they had a number of festivals Feralia, Lemuralia, Parentalia where they appeased and honored the restless dead.
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The sign of "le corna," -- the first and fourth fingers extended, the others turned down and the thumb closed over them, -- still used against the Evil Eye in Italy, was a mystic sign used by the Romans in the festival of Lemuralia.
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The sign of "le corna," -- the first and fourth fingers extended, the others turned down and the thumb closed over them, -- still used against the Evil Eye in Italy, was a mystic sign used by the Romans in the festival of Lemuralia.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine A Series of Lectures Delivered at Yale University on the Silliman Foundation in April, 1913 William Osler 1884
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This was part of the Lemuria or Lemuralia, which was held on May 9, 11, and 13.
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This was part of the Lemuria or Lemuralia, which was held on May 9, 11, and 13.
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