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	Volturnalia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Volturnalia was the Roman festival on August 27 dedicated to Volturnus 'god of the waters ' god fountains.
		Volturnus was a tribal river god later was identified as god of the Tiber river.
		Volturnus was the of the goddess Juturna who was first with a spring in Latium near the River and later with a pool near temple of Vesta in the Forum of They were both honored on this day feasting wine-drinking and games.
	www.freeglossary.com /Volturnalia (84 words)

	Roman Cat Names
		To appease him, he was given three festivals and all in the month of August.
		They were: 17th - the Portunalia; 23rd - the Vulcanalia; and 27th - the Volturnalia.
		He was said to be extremely volatile, but he could be fair.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Estates/6913/rome.htm (4177 words)

	The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction - Vol. 12, Issue 327, August 16, 1828 by Various eBook by BookRags
		During the celebration, which happened about the middle of August, horses, mules, and asses were exempted from all labour, and were led through the streets adorned with garlands and flowers.
		The Volturnalia was a festival kept in honour of the god Volturnus, on the 26th of August.
		The Ambarvalia were festivals in honour of Ceres, in order to procure a happy harvest.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/11264/7.html (430 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Book of Days \| August 27 \| Volturnalia Rome Battle of Plataea death ...
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		Both Volturnus and his daughter Juturna (a goddess of fountains and sacred springs) were honoured this day, the Volturnalia, with feasting, wine-drinking and games.
		The Portunalia (August 17) was another festival associated with the
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /book/aug27.html (3588 words)

	Acta Valerias (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		I closed the shop early yesterday in observance of Volturnalia, in which day-long festivals were dedicated to Volturnus, the Roman god of the River Tiber.
		Yesterday, part of the Volturnalia observances included a race at the Circus Maximus.
		The huge hippodrome was filled to capacity...almost 250,000 souls, including myself...who rallied for the illustrious Caius Aulius to yet again win the coveted laurel.
	ancientworlds.net /aw/Journals/Journal/182879&... (6257 words)

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