So, the Roman festival of ‘Feralia’ which is a part of the nine-day festival of ‘Parentalia’ where they celebrated the dead and spirits even offering prayers to them like the Celtics.

Halloween has ancient Celtic origins and evolved to include elements from Roman festivals. Celebrated on October 31, it has traditions like trick-or-treating and costume-wearing. In 2024 ...

Some believe that the Roman festivals of Feralia, which honored the dead, and Pomona, which celebrated the Roman goddess of fruit and trees, also influenced Halloween. In the 7th century, the Catholic ...

The Roman festival of Feralia was held in late October to honour the dead, aligning with the Samhain custom of connecting with spirits. This festival shared similar themes with Samhain ...

Halloween has deep roots that go back thousands of years. It started with the ancient Celts, who celebrated a festival called Samhain on Oct. 31. This day marked the end of the harvest and the ...

The Roman festivals of Pomona and Feralia celebrated the dead and the goddess of trees and fruit. The symbol for Pomona is an apple - and people see this as the reason "bobbing apples" became a ...

When the Roman Empire conquered Celtic lands, they brought their own festivals and traditions, including Feralia, a festival honoring the dead, and Pomona, a harvest festival. These influences blended ...

One such festival was Feralia, a day in late October when Romans commemorated the passing of the dead. Another was a festival honouring Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruits and trees. Some historians ...

The archaeological excavation in the La Robine necropolis, near the ancient city of Narbo Martius (now Narbonne, France), has shed light on funerary and ritual practices of the early Roman Empire. The ...