Haunted Bean Fridays

Sometimes Artist - Sometimes Writer - Always Haunted
Researching and writing about ghost stories in Latin literature
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It’s almost time for Lemuria, the Roman festival where you throw beans over your shoulder and ask the ghosts to politely go away. So if your house is full of ghosts and you have nothing better to do on the 9th, 11th, and 13th of May, I’ve prepared this guide. #FolkloreThursday

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Please be cautious while reading the Fasti. It deals with many traumatic themes. If you read about the Parentalia, please be warned that directly after his description of the festival, Ovid discusses the Silent Goddess. This episode depicts ableism, violence, and sexual assault.

[Haunted Bean Fridays @chthonicbeans]

It’s almost time for Lemuria, the Roman festival where you throw beans over your shoulder and ask the ghosts to politely go away. So if your house is full of ghosts and you have nothing better to do on the 9th, 11th, and 13th of May, I’ve prepared this guide. #FolkloreThursday

[Haunted Bean Fridays @chthonicbeans]

This guide is based on Ovid’s description of the Lemuria in Book 5 of his Fasti (line 419ff). If you’re interested in other ancient festivals for the dead, check out Ovid’s entry on the Parentalia (Book 2, line 533ff), observed annually in February.