On This Day in Ancient History - May 9:
In ancient Rome, Romans appeased the spirits of the dead with beans. This was part of the Lemuria or Lemuralia, which was held on May 9, 11, and 13. Ovid describes the event in Book V of the Fasti. Also, from May 7-14, the Vestal Virgins prepared sacred cakes (mola salsa) for the Vestalia, held in June.
In ancient Rome, Romans appeased the spirits of the dead with beans. This was part of the Lemuria or Lemuralia, which was held on May 9, 11, and 13. Ovid describes the event in Book V of the Fasti. Also, from May 7-14, the Vestal Virgins prepared sacred cakes (mola salsa) for the Vestalia, held in June.
In modern history, Sir James Frazer died on this day in 1941.
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The giant murals on the ground in South America bespeaks of something. I read beans were used as currency there, and the Gold was for Gods.
Bruce,
You may be thinking of Mexico. Cocoa beans were used as money and, occasionally, the meat used to make chocolate was removed and the beans, as money, became counterfeit.