Definition: The 21st of April was celebrated by the ancient Romans as Parilia or Palilia. It was a festival for Pales with ritual purification for sheep and shepherds. Ashes from the fordidicia were sprinkled on the sulfur-burning bonfire created for the cleansing. This date was also considered the birthdate of Rome. Ovid describes Parilia in the fourth book of his Fasti.
Source: Adkins and Adkins Handbook of Life in Ancient Rome
Source: Adkins and Adkins Handbook of Life in Ancient Rome
Also Known As: Palilia
