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Duplicate of Roman Holidays and Festivals
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Review on ancient Roman holidays and festivals
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1
What did spring festivals celebrate?
Flowers blooming
Warm weather
Forest goddesses
Fears/Hopes of growing crops
2
Holidays/Festivals were an important part of religious life during which era(s)?
Greek era
Republican and Imperial eras
Christian era
Roosevelt era
3
What did summer festivals celebrate?
Parents
No school
Saturn
Harvest
4
What would Romans do after sacrificing animals?
Bury it
Burn it
Wear their hides
Smear blood on themselves
5
What deity was honored during Saturnalia?
Saturday
Mars
Mercury
Saturn
6
What colored animals were sacrificed and to whom?
White- gods below / Black- gods above
Brown- gods below / White- gods above
Black- gods below / Yellow- gods above
White- gods above / Black- gods below
7
Who was honored during parentalia?
Parents
Pets
Siblings
Grandparents
8
Why were Holidays/Festivals important?
Honor/devotion to deities
Parties
Free Entertainment
Free Food
9
What offering/promise was made to Jupiter by a general before a battle?
Roman Games
A statue
Free dinner
A temple
10
When did the idea of animal communion emerge?
later in ancient Roman time
never
early in ancient Roman time
middle of ancient Roman time
11
Were the social norms enforced during Saturnalia?
Yes
No
12
What did Roman holidays/festivals mainly celebrate?
Presents
Gods and Goddesses
Entertainment
Food
13
What did winter festivals celebrate?
Christmas
Upcoming year
Sowing the ground
Social rejoicing
14
What does "feriae" mean?
Holidays
Ferret
Fruit
Happy
15
During Ludi Romani, what was the parade route for the triumphal procession?
Capitoline hill to Circus
Pantheon to Circus
Parthenon to Capitoline hill
Circus to Capitoline hill
