- In
ancient Rome, the
Caristia, also
known as the Cara Cognatio, was an
official but
privately observed holiday on
February 22 that
celebrated love of family...
-
Parentalia (February 13–22),
Quirinalia (February 17),
Feralia (February 21),
Caristia (February 22),
Terminalia (February 23),
Regifugium (February 24), and...
-
Parentalia itself. It
appears to have
functioned as a
cleansing ritual for
Caristia on the
following day when the
family held an
informal banquet to celebrate...
- 715–32, ix. doi:10.1016/j.cger.2009.07.002. PMC 2786899. PMID 19944269.
Caristia S, Vito M,
Sarro A,
Leone A,
Pecere A,
Zibetti A, et al. (July 2020). "Is...
- end of the
Parentalia with
offerings to the
Manes 22 VIII Kal. Mart. C •
Caristia,
family celebration that
finished the
Parentalia 23 VII Kal. Mart. NP •...
- poor.
Christians attended Parentalia and its
accompanying Feralia and
Caristia in
sufficient numbers for the
Council of
Tours to
forbid them in AD 567...
- the
Manes gods",
which appears even on some
Christian tombstones. The
Caristia on
February 22 was a
celebration of the
family line as it
continued into...
-
Libations were
poured in
rituals of
caring for the dead (see
Parentalia and
Caristia), and some
tombs were
equipped with
tubes through which the
offerings could...
- meaning) in others, with dark
rites aimed at the gods
below (di inferi) 22:
Caristia (or Cara Cognatio, "Dear Kindred"), a
potluck meal
provided by all the...
- were
still alive. Some w****s
after that,
another feast was celebrated:
Caristia, the "feast of reconciliation". To
strengthen the
memorising effect of...
