The festival in April was for smaller livestock, while the one in July was for larger animals.
The Parilia took place on the same day as the traditional day for the founding of Rome.
Pomonia:
November 1
This festival was held to honor Pomona.
Popilfugia:
July 5
This festival means "Flight of the People". Not much is known about it other than it took place on the Field of Mars, and (possibly) commemorated an event which sent the citizens of Rome fleeing from a foe (perhaps the Gauls or the Latins).
Portunalia:
August 17
The Portunalia was a festival held to honor Portunus, and involved a ritual with keys of some sort.
Quinquatria:
March 19 - 23
The Quinquatria was a festival held to honor Mars and Minerva. The first day was called the Quinquatrus. It involved circus games and sacrifices to both deities.
Quinquatrus:
March 19
"Fifth Day". Quinquatrus was the first day of the Qunquatria, and the traditional birthdate of Minerva. It took place on the 5th day after the Ides of March.
Quirinalia:
February 17
The Quirinalia was a festival of Quirinus, and it signaled the end of the Fornacalia. It was also known as the "Feast of Fools".
Regifugium:
February 24
The Regifugium was the traditional date for the expulsion of the last king of Rome and the founding of the Roman Republic in 509 BCE.
Robigalia:
April 25
A festival intended to protect corn from blight. During Robigalia, in a special grove outside of the city walls, offerings were given to Robiga. Rust coloured dogs and sheep were also sacrificed to him at the 5th milestone along the Via Claudia in order to ask for his help in keeping blight and mildew from entering the city limits.
Romaia:
various
Romaia were festivals held in Roman occupied areas in honor of Roma. These festivals often included chariot races and other circus games.
Rosalia:
May 23
This festival was held to honor Flora and included roses.
Sacrifice at the Tombs:
March 28
This later festival was held later in the Empire to honor one's ancestors at their tomb.
Sacrifice Day for Fortuna:
January 1
On this day sacrifices were given to Fortuna to convince her to make the new year lucky and bontiful.
Sacrifice Day for the Tiber River:
May 15
On this day the Vestal Virgins made a sacrifice to the Tiber River to convince it to bring a steady supply of water to the city of Rome for the rest of the growing season.
Salus:
August 5
Offerings and sacrifices for Salus were done on her hilltop shrines on this day.
Saturnalia:
December 17 - 24
Saturnalia.
Saturnia:
November 29
This festival honored the sons of Saturn: Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto.
Sebasta:
various
Sebasta are festivals held in Roman occupied territory in honor of the Emperor and the Imperial Family. These festivals often included chariot races and other circus games.
Feriae Sementivae / Sementinae:
January 24 ~ 26
"Feast of Spring". This one or two day festival was moveable, but generally began between January 24 and January 26. It was sacred to Tellus, and Ceres, and was a festival for the protection of seeds, either those sown the previous fall, or those to be sown in the spring. During Sementivae plowing oxen were decorated with garlands, and puppets or masks were hung from tree branches.
Septimontia / Septimontium:
December 11
This festival was held to honor the Seven Hills of Rome, either all of them together, or just the earliest enclosed part (inside the Servian Wall, which enclosed parts of the Caelian, Esquiline, Palatine, and Velian hills). During the festival sacrifices were made somewhere on each hill.
Spes:
August 1
Festival in which public rites for Spes were held at her temple.
Terminalia:
February 23
On this day, landowners would honor the boundries of their land at the boundry markers and the god Terminus. Rome's public boundry stone in the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus was also honored. Garlands were placed over the boundry stones, and altars were built near them. Offerings of grain and honey were given by the children, and the adults would offer wine and pig blood. Everyone was dressed in white, and were required to keep silent throughout the offerings. A picnic feast was held at the end of the ritual.
Tubilustrium:
March 23, May 23
This was a ceremony held to purify the trumpet used in sacred rituals. During the ceremony, a ewe was sacrificed.
Veneralia:
April 1
Festival during which select women or Rome gave Venus' statue its yearly ritual bath. Fortuna Virilis was also worshipped during the Veneralia.
Vertumnalia:
August 23
This festival was held to honor Vertumnus.
Vestalia:
Multiple days in June
This festival was held to honor Vesta. During the festival, bakers and millers took a vacation, and decorated their millstones and working donkeys with violets and other small flowers.
As part of the festival, the temple of Vesta was opened to women from June 7 through June 15. Also on June 15 the trash and other detria were swept out of the temple and into an alleyway to be dumped into the Tiber River.
Veturius Mamurius:
March 14
This festival was held to honor armor makers.
Vinalia:
October 11
During this festival the season's new wines were tested to make sure they were aging properly. Libations were given to Bacchus to insure that the wine would continue to ferment properly for consumption the following year.
Vinalia Priora:
April 23
"First Festival of the Vine". On this day the first wines of the year were tasted, and libations were made in honour of Jupiter. It was also a special day for prostitutes, who payed homage to Venus.
Vinalia Rustica:
August 19
"Rural Festival of the Vine". This feast was held to ask Jupiter to not send storms, hail, heavy rains, or floods before the grapes could ripen and be harvested, and to ask him when the best time to harvest said grapes would be.
Venus was also honored during the Vinalia Rustica as a goddess of vegetation and gardens.
Vitulatio:
July 8
During this festival, Vitula was given the first fruits of the earth.
Volturnalia/Volturnia:
August 27
This was a feast held to protect the still-ripening fruits from shrivelling in the hot South-Eastern winds common this time of year. It was held to honor Volturnus.
Vulcanalia / Volcanalia:
August 23
This festival celebrated Vulcan, the god of fire, and the useful and destructive natures of fire in general. Maia, Hora, Hora, and Ops were also celebrated during the Vulcanalia.
Festivals Page
Most of the information on this page comes from these books:
Adkins, Lesley & Roy A. Dictionary of Roman Religion. Oxford University Press: New York, 1996.
Bernstein, Frances. Classical Living: Reconnecting with the Rituals of Ancient Rome. Harper San Francisco: New York, 2000.
Pennick, Nigel. The Pagan Book of Days. Destiny Books: Rochester, VT, 1992.
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