The Feast Of Spring

Called Feriae Sementivae, this one or two day Roman festival was moveable, but generally began between January 24 and January 26. Sacred to Tellus, and Ceres, this festival was for the protection of seeds, either those sown the previous fall, or those to be sown in the spring. During Sementivae plowing oxen were decorated with garlands, and puppets or masks were hung from tree branches....

I am so sorry to do this to you, but this post has been moved to my new website The Pagan Calendar, hosted at shirleytwofeathers.com, and can be found in its entirety here: The Feast of Spring