Other Observances

Other Observances are festivals or events from the Roman, Greek, or Egyptian world (and sometimes others) that are not directly related to Antinous and Hadrian or their mythology, but which members of the Ekklesia might be interested in observing in their own practice.

January

1 – Festival of Ianus

11 – Juturnalia

25 – Paganalia/Sementivae: Tellus Mater

26 – Paganalia/Sementivae: Ceres

 

February

11 – Fornacalia

13 – 22 – Parentalia

13 – Founding of the Temple of Faunus

15 – Lupercalia

23 – Terminalia

24 – Regifugium

 

March

17 – Liberalia

22-25 Hilaria

 

April

4-10 – Megalensia

25 – Robigalia

25 – Serapeia

 

May

7 – Boukoklepteia

15 – Festival of Maia

16 – Festival of Bes

29 – Ambarvalia

 

June

11 – Death of Alexander the Great

12 – Rodophoria

14 – Naukrateia

 

July

20 – Birth of Alexander the Great

23 – Neptunalia

25 – Hermanubis

 

August

3 – Canem Crucis

20 – Death of the Sacred Band of Thebes

 

October

11 -National Coming Out Day

19 – Armilustrium

20 – International Transgender Day of Remembrance

 

December

1 – World AIDS Day

3 –Bona Dea

5 – Faunalia Rustica

8 – Tiberinalia

11 – Dies Natalis of Vesta

17-23 – Saturnalia

18 – Eponalia

19 – Opalia

21 –Angeronolia

21 – Dedication of the Temple of Hercules Victor

22 – Foundation of the Temple of Lares Permarines

23 – Sigillaria