In ancient Roman religion, the Fordicidia was a festival of fertility, held on the Ides of April (April 15), that pertained to farming and animal husbandry... 9 KB (1,093 words) - 16:37, 17 March 2023 |
the second of two festivals involving the curiae, the other being the Fordicidia on April 19. The goddess was probably conceived of to explain the festival... 4 KB (379 words) - 10:44, 18 February 2024 |
Roman observances include Veneralia (April 1), Megalesia (April 10–16), Fordicidia (April 15), Parilia (April 21), Vinalia Urbana (April 23), Robigalia (April... 31 KB (3,035 words) - 03:42, 22 April 2024 |
Cerealia, or festival of Ceres, lasting for several days in mid-month; the Fordicidia on April 15, when a pregnant cow was sacrificed; the Parilia on April... 17 KB (1,851 words) - 11:36, 21 October 2023 |
offered pregnant female animals; Tellus was given a pregnant cow at the Fordicidia festival. Color had a general symbolic value for sacrifices. Demigods... 142 KB (19,091 words) - 12:12, 8 April 2024 |
agricultural festivals from the era of their creation, including the Cerialia, Fordicidia, Robigalia, and Vinalia. The Menologium Rusticum Colotianum (CIL VI 2305... 17 KB (1,661 words) - 06:19, 16 October 2023 |