Motif
women-only sacred festival
women_only_sacred_festival
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family Festivals, Processions, and Public Rites. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome ROMAN FESTIVALS. / SATURNALIA. / CEREALIA. / VESTALIA.; lines 6521-6561 confidence: high
Cerealia honors Ceres and is solemnized exclusively by women in white garments who carry torches to represent Ceres' search for Proserpine.
Both Cerealia and Vestalia are described as celebrated exclusively by women.
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