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Sextilis 9 Sacred to Sol.
Sextilis 12 Sacred to Hercules and Venus.
Sextilis 13 Sacred to Castor, Flora, Fortuna, Hercules, Pollux.
Sextilis 13 Festival day of Diana.
Sextilis 13 The Vertumnalias—Honoring Vertumnus. A celebration of harvest and
the ripening of both crop and wild crafted food (wild vegetables and
fruits).
Sextilis 17 The Portunalia—Honoring Portunes. A celebration in honor of
Portunes. Homes and places one hopes to keep secure are blessed on
this day by throwing their keys into a ritual fire. If Portunes hears your
prayers, he will assure that any ill intent placed on those keys is burned
away.
Sextilis 17 Tiberinalia—Honoring Tiberinus.
Sextilis 19 Vinalia Rustica—Honoring Venus.
A wine festival celebrating romantic love, the goddess Venus, and the
fruits of harvest, especially wine. See also Vinalia Priora, Aprilis 23.
Sextilis 21 The Consualia—Honoring Consus.
A festival to celebrate Consus, who protects stores of food. This holiday
was celebrated on or about August 21 as grain is being stored and then
again on or about December 15 when those stores were needed.
Sextilis 23 Sacred to Maia
Sextilis 23 The Volcanalia—Honoring Volcanus. Festival day honoring the Roman
Fire god Volcanus. Celebrated with huge bonfires, feasting, and revelry.
This day is a time of Fire divination.
Sextilis 23 Festival day of Ceres (day her world opens).
Sextilis 25 The Opiconsivia—Honoring Ops. Harvest festival celebrating Ops.
Sextilis 28 Sacred to Sol and Luna. This day is sacred to both Sol (Sun) and Luna
(Moon). It speaks to us of balance between the masculine and feminine
principles of our soul as well as how those principles interact and bal-
ance with our partners.
September—September—Sacred to the god Volcanus
September 1 Sacred to Juno (Regina).
September 5–19 Ludi Romani—Honoring Jupiter. Meaning ‘Roman Games’ or ‘Games
of the Rome,’ the Ludi Romani were originally held on the 13th of Sep-
tember but gradually expanded to become two weeks of celebration and
games.
September 13 Sacred to Juno and Minerva.
September 13 Sacred to Jupiter.
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