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	Terra (mythology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her festival was held on April 15; it was called the Fordicia.
		January 24 to 26, the Sementivae in honor of Terra and Ceres.
		She was seen as the goddess of the earth, fertility, motherhood and pregnant women.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Terra_(mythology) (246 words)

	Feriae Sementivae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Feriae Sementiva was a movable feast, and was held on two days in January a week apart.
		This was the first of the long series of agricultural festivals the number and antiquity of which are the best proofs that Rome was at first a community of peasants.
		On the same day with the Sementiva the Paganalia were celebrated in the country,Ñthe feast of the townships,Ñpagi,Ñwhen the seed was all in the ground, tbe plough was laid away until spring, and the cattle rested in the stall.
	www.sacredspiral.com /Database/rome/rome16.html (149 words)

	Sementivae is the Roman Roman festival of sowing in honor of... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sementivae is the Roman Roman festival of sowing in honor of...
		Sementivae is the Roman Roman festival of sowing in honor of Ceres Ceres, goddess of agriculture and Tellus Tellus, (Mother Earth).
		The first festival is in honor of Tellus Tellus and runs from January 24 January 24 through January 26 January 26.
	www.biodatabase.de /Sementivae (108 words)

	Midwinter
		Sementivae or Paganalia (Rom., Jan. 24; ancient: a.d.
		This is the Festival of Sowing (Sementivae) after the seed has been sown and the land fertilized.
		There is a celebration in the villages (pagi) by which they are purified, and cakes are dedicated on the village hearths (pagani foci).
	www.cs.utk.edu /~mclennan/BA/SF/MidWinter.html (1239 words)

	Rustic Calendars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This was the Sementivae, or "Seedtime Holiday" whose date was not fixed but set by the pontifices sometime in late December or early January.
		Modern historians assume the Sementivae and Paganalia to be the same festival, although Varro clearly distinguishes between them (Lingua Latinae 6.26).
		While the calendar used by Virgil and referred to by Pliny is similarly divided as Varro?s year, this winter wheat calendar further divides the year according to the rising or setting of certain stars and constellations.
	www.ancientworlds.net /aw/Post/328864 (662 words)

	Sementivae February 2 Roman Ceres Tellus January 24 January 26 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sementivae February 2 Roman Ceres Tellus January 24 January 26
		Lago di Piazza Navona Ludi Romani Lupercalia Saturnalia Feriae Sementivae Terminalia The below comes from The Story Of The Ancient Nations (1912) Italy: Its People and Early History The...
		Each year Tellus is honoured with three festivals: Feriae Sementivae or Paganalia a.d.
	en.powerwissen.com /jiQ%7C%7CSL%7C%7CzvLKTaBAdwxujL8y0g%3D%3D_Sementivae.html (126 words)

	OSCILLA - LoveToKnow Article on OSCILLA
		The festivals at which the hanging of oscilla took place were:
		(I) The Sementivae Feriae, or sowing festivals, and the Paganalie, the country festivals of the tutelary deities of the pagi; both took,place in January.
		Here the oscilla were hung on trees, such as the vine and the olive, oak and the pine, and represented the faces of Liber, Bacchus or other deity connected with the cultivation of the soil (Virg.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /O/OS/OSCILLA.htm (319 words)

	January
		12 Pridie Idus Ian C: Sementivae Feriae, the festival of sowing, not on a fixed date but one set by the pontifices in accordance with the weather, and held again seven days later.
		13 NP: IDIBUS IANUARIAE Paganicae, like the Sementivae Feriae, but for country districts, its date set by the praetor and held again seven days later.
		19 XIV Kal Feb C: Sementiva Feriae, the sowing festival, of an unfixed date, set by the pontifices.
	www.religioromana.net /calendar/calendar-january.htm (934 words)

	Ceres, the Goddess of Grain
		The Ambarvalia, celebrated in May, had associations with her, since it concerned the lustration of the fields.
		So did the Feriae Sementivae, since both concerned the status of the fields (5).
		Those who worked in the grain trade often honored her with votive inscriptions (25).
	students.roanoke.edu /groups/relg211/ashby/Ceres.html (1090 words)

	Tellus Mater ::: GENS SEMPRONIA
		Villages celebrate a purification ritual and dedicate cakes of spelt and sow's meat to Tellus Mater.
		On this date, XXXI pregnant cows (fordae) were sacrificed in separate temples, and the calf fetuses burnt to ensure fertility for the growing crops.
		Feriae Sementivae, the second festival of Tellus, held on the Ides of December.
	www.villaivlilla.com /GensSempronia/tellus.htm (393 words)

	Compitalia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Entries from William Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities and other sources provide some additional information about agricultural holidays.
		The Sementivae (or Paganalia) was a movable feast that was probably held around January 24-26.
		It may have been two different festivals since it was held on two days with an interval of seven days.
	lonestar.texas.net /~robison/compitalia.html (395 words)

	January
		It is depicted as a dumpy and smiling personage, loaded down with a variety of products in miniature.
		The Sementivae Feria, feast of sowing, is a Roman holy day.
		Janus is called upon first, then sacrifices are made to Tellus, the earth, and Ceres, goddess of agriculture.
	www.angelfire.com /de/poetry/Holy_Days/jan.html (5514 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It's worth noting that the old Roman year began with March and ended with December (which is why it's called Decem-ber, the "tenth" month), so January and February were originally the unmarked "Terror Time." The following festivals look forward to the coming spring, the new birth after winter.
		[SO II.4, 2; SFC 69-70] Sementivae or Paganalia (Rom., Jan. 24) (Ancient: a.d.
		This was a movable feast, however.) This is the Festival of Sowing (Sementivae) after the seed has been sown and the land fertilized.
	www.cs.utk.edu /~mclennan/BA/OM/BA/SF/MidWinter.txt (1165 words)

	Sementivae Gladiatorial Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		AncientWorlds > Rome > Groups > Imperium > Arena > DLX - Arena Archive > Sementivae Gladiatorial Games
		He climbed into his box as the procession circled the arena once, then withdrew.
		I hereby declare the ludi Sementivae, in honor of Tellus, to be...
	www.ancientsites.com /aw/Post/163138 (823 words)

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