Feralia
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Feralia was an ancient Roman festival honoring the dead, marking the conclusion of the Parentalia rites with offerings to ancestral spirits.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman religious observance
ⓘ
ancient Roman festival ⓘ |
| associatedDeityOrSpirits | manes GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman funerary practices
ⓘ
ancestral cult ⓘ manes ⓘ |
| calendarSystem | Roman Republican calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Roman festivals
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ death customs ⓘ |
| commemorates |
ancestors
ⓘ
deceased family members ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | mediating relationship between living and dead in Roman belief ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateInRomanCalendar | 21 February ⓘ |
| etymologyProposed | possibly from Latin ferre (to bring) referring to offerings ⓘ |
| follows | days of Parentalia observances ⓘ |
| hasOpposedConcept | neglect of the dead ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
food offerings for the dead
ⓘ
offerings to ancestral spirits ⓘ prayers for deceased ancestors ⓘ visits to family tombs ⓘ wine offerings for the dead ⓘ wreaths and garlands for the dead ⓘ |
| hasType |
family-based religious observance
ⓘ
festival of the dead ⓘ |
| honors |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
the dead ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn | Ovid's Fasti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| marks | conclusion of the Parentalia rites ⓘ |
| mood | somber and dutiful rather than celebratory ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Roman families
ⓘ
citizens of ancient Rome ⓘ |
| partOf | Parentalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to conclude the Parentalia commemorations
ⓘ
to ensure peace of ancestral spirits ⓘ to propitiate the spirits of the dead ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Lemuria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parentalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | maintenance of pax with the dead ⓘ |
| requires |
maintenance of family tombs
ⓘ
remembrance of the dead ⓘ |
| ritualFocus | private family rites rather than public spectacle ⓘ |
| socialFunction | reinforcement of family bonds through ancestor worship ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | February NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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