Roman festivals
The solid culture of the Roman Empire includes religious holidays, contests and political events. The major Jewish festival or religious days were the Saturnalia, Bacchanalia, Lupercalia and the Bona Dea rituals.
The list is structured chronologically. Some of these holidays were established in certain eras. The Erstdatum is mentioned as possible.
Ianuarius
Februarius
Martius
- March - Date of beginning of the consuls on the Ides of March (Third Century BC )
- 1 March - Roman New Year
- Matronalia ( Mamuralia ), in honor of Juno
- Feriae Martis, in honor of Mars
- Renewal of the sacred flame of Rome (see Vesta )
Aprilis
Maius
Junius
Iulius
- July 5 - Poplifugia, festival in honor of Jupiter (?)
- July 6-July 13 - Ludi Apollinares, games in honor of Apollo ( since 208 BC)
- July 7 - nonae Capra Tinae
- July 18 - the day of evil omen: defeat at the Allia (390 BC), destruction of Rome by the Gauls
- July 19, July 21 - Luca Rien
- July 23 - Neptunalia in honor of Neptune
- July 25 - Furrinalia in honor of Furrina
Augustus
September
- September 2 - victory at Actium, in honor of Augustus. The holiday was abolished by Caligula again.
- September 4 to September 19 - Ludi Romani, games for the Roman people, organized by the aedile (since 366 BC)
- September 15 - Celebration of the conspiracy disclosure
- September 21 - Consualia I, in honor of Consus
October
- October 6 - day of evil omen: Anniversary of the Battle of Arausio (105 BC)
- October 11 - Meditrinalia, Feast of the first tasting of the new and the must Libation
- October 13 - Fontinalia, Feast of Fontus
- October 15 - Equirria, horse racing the " equus October" in the Campus Martius
- 19th October - Armilustrium in honor of Mars
November
- November 3 - Inventio Osiridis ( " Discovery of the Osiris " ), as part of the Roman- Hellenistic Isis cult
- November 4 to November 17 - Ludi Plebii, games for the people of Rome by the aedile (since 216 BC)
- November 13 - Epulum Jovis
- November 15 - holiday in honor of Feronia
- November 24 - Start of Brumalia, appointed by Romulus 30-day festival in honor of Bacchus time
December
- December 4 - Bona Dea rituals, exclusively for women
- December 5 - Faunalia, in honor of Faunus
- December 11 - Agonium Indigeti, in honor of Sol Indiges
- December 11 - Septimontium, Feast of the inhabitants of the seven hills of Rome ( septem montes )
- December 15 - Consualia II, in honor of Consus
- December 17 - Saturnalia in honor of Saturn ( official holiday until 45 BC)
- December 19 - Opalia in honor of Ops
- December 21 - Divalia or Angeronalia in honor of Diva Angerona
- December 23 - Larentalia, in honor of Acca Larentia
- December 25 - Dies Natalis Invicti in honor of Sol / Sol Invictus
- December 30 to January 1 - Compitalia in honor of the Lares