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A religious festival called the Fontinalia was held on October 13 in his honor. Throughout the city, fountains and wellheads were adorned with garlands. [1] Fontus was the son of Juturna and Janus. [2]
Following is a month-by-month list of Roman festivals and games that had a fixed place on the calendar. For some, the date on which they were first established is recorded. A deity's festival often marked the anniversary (dies natalis, "birthday") of the founding of a temple, or a rededication after a major renovation. Festivals not named for ...
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52 nd annual Mullica Hill Fall Festival, Mullica Hill - Oct. 12-13. This event is to feature live music, craft courtyards, glass-blowing demonstrations, food trucks, kids’ activities and a magic ...
Double Ninth Festival: Chung Yeung Festival: China, Vietnam, Korea: A traditional Chinese holiday observed on the 9th day of the 9th month in the Chinese calendar. [9] October 10: Double Ten Day: National Celebration Day: Republic of China (Taiwan) National day of Taiwan, commemorating the start of the Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911. [10 ...
The Porta Fontinalis was a gate in the Servian Wall in ancient Rome.It was located on the northern slope of the Capitoline Hill, probably the northeast shoulder over the Clivus Argentarius. [1]
After the mid-1st century AD, a number of dates are added to calendars for spectacles and games held in honor of various deities in the venue called a "circus" (ludi circenses). [7] Festivals marked in large letters on extant fasti , represented by festival names in all capital letters on the table, are thought to have been the most ancient ...
The Augustalia, also known as the Ludi Augustales ("Augustan Games"), was a festival celebrated October 12 in honor of Augustus, the first Roman emperor. It was established in conjunction with an altar to Fortuna Redux to mark the return of Augustus from Asia Minor to Rome in 19 BC. [ 1 ]