Floralia
Sign in to saveThe Floralia was a festival of ancient Roman religion in honor of the goddess Flora, held on 27 April during the Republican era, or 28 April in the Julian calendar. The festival included Ludi Florae, the "Games of Flora", which lasted for six days under the empire.
Key facts
- Holiday.holiday_name
- Floralia
- Holiday.type
- Roman festival
- Holiday.longtype
- Classical Roman religion
- Holiday.image
- Giovanni Battista Tiepolo 090.jpg
- Holiday.image_size
- 300px
- Holiday.caption
- Triumph of Flora by Tiepolo (ca. 1743), a scene based on Ovid's description of the Floralia
- Holiday.observedby
- Roman Republic, Roman Empire
- Holiday.date
- 28 April – 3 May
- Holiday.celebrations
- nude dancing, gladiator contests, theatrical performances, circus events
- Holiday.observances
- sacrifice to Flora; ceremonial release of hares and goats; scattering of legumes; colorful garments worn
- Holiday.relatedto
- the goddess Flora Floralia is celebrated for 6 days.
via Wikipedia infobox
~4 min read
Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Flora
- Temples of Flora
- Games
- Participation of prostitutes
- Observances
- See also
- References
- External links
The Floralia was a festival of ancient Roman religion in honor of the goddess Flora, held on 27 April during the Republican era, or 28 April in the Julian calendar. The festival included Ludi Florae, the "Games of Flora", which lasted for six days under the empire.
The festival had a licentious, pleasure-seeking atmosphere. In contrast to many festivals which had a patrician character, the games of Flora were plebeian in nature.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Floralia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.