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Matronalia

[ mey-truh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh, ma- ]

noun

(sometimes used with a plural verb)
plural Matronalialia, Matronalialias.
  1. an annual festival of ancient Rome held by matrons in honor of Juno.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Matronalia1

1700–10; < Latin ²ÑÄå³Ù°ùŲÔÄå±ô¾±²¹ ( festa ), neuter plural of ³¾Äå³Ù°ùŲÔÄå±ô¾±²õ of, belonging to a married woman. See matron, -al 1
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Juno’s festivals, the Matronalia, in Rome, were always celebrated with great pomp.

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So peace was made; and we are told that it was in commemoration of this event that the ladies of Rome ever afterward celebrated the festival of the Matronalia on the first of March.

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At which time the Matronalia were celebrated to Juno Lucina, and the Husbands used to pray to that Goddess to protect the Chastity of their Wives.

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As for the women, there was established in their honor the feast called Matronalia, in which husbands gave presents to their wives and lovers to their betrothed.

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Her chief festival was the Matronalia, on the first of March, hence called the "Women's Kalends."

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