Lemuralia

American  

[lem-yuh-ray-lee-uh, -rayl-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

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

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 E.M. Berens

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