Larentalia

 ( Ancient Roman Festivals ) 

The Roman festival of Larentalia was held on 23 December but was ordered to be observed twice a year by Augustus; by some supposed to be in honour of the Lares, a kind of domestic genii, or divinities, worshipped in houses, and esteemed the guardians and protectors of families, supposed to reside in chimney-corners. Others have attributed this feast in honour of Acca Larentia, the nurse of Romulus and Remus, and wife of Faustulus.

During this festival, offerings were made to the dead, usually at altars dedicated to Acca Larentia.

Robert E. A. Palmer (1970). 9780521077026, Cambridge University Press. . ISBN 9780521077026

A sacrifice was typically offered in the Velabrum,

(1970). 9780521077026, Cambridge University Press. . ISBN 9780521077026

the spot where Acca Larentia is buried.Henderson, Helene, and Thompson, Sue Ellen, ed. “Larentalia.” Holidays, Festivals and Celebrations of the World Dictionary. Vol. 2. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1997. Larentalia was part of a series of ancient Roman festivals and holidays celebrating the end of the old year and the start of the new.Henderson, Helene, ed. "Larentalia." Holidays, Symbols and Customs. Vol. 4. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 2009

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