Lemuralia

American  

[lem-yuh-rey-lee-uh, -reyl-yuh] / ˌlɛm jəˈreɪ li ə, -ˈreɪl jə /

noun

(sometimes used with a plural verb)

1. the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the lemures, or family ghosts, were exorcised from houses.

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Lemuralia

They were so feared that a festival, called the Lemuralia, was celebrated in order to propitiate them.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.

The Athenians had their annual Νεκύσια or Νεμέσεια and the Romans their Feralia and Lemuralia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various