Caristia

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Caristia was an ancient Roman family festival celebrating love and harmony among living relatives, often held after the Parentalia rites for the dead.

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Label Occurrences
Caristia canonical 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman family celebration ⓘ
ancient Roman festival ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Cara Cognatio ⓘ
associatedWith Roman family unity ⓘ
domestic concord ⓘ
category Roman festivals ⓘ
family and household rites in ancient Rome ⓘ
celebratedBy Roman families ⓘ
celebratedIn Roman households ⓘ
contrastedWith Parentalia ⓘ
culture ancient Rome ⓘ
linked to: Roman Antiquity
etymologyRelatedTo Latin caritas (affection, dearness) ⓘ
focus living relatives ⓘ
honored family harmony ⓘ
love among relatives ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
observedAfter Parentalia ⓘ
occasionFor family gatherings ⓘ
reconciliation among kin ⓘ
renewal of family bonds ⓘ
ParentaliaFocusContrast Parentalia honored the dead, Caristia honored the living ⓘ
religion ancient Roman religion ⓘ
ritualAspect exchange of goodwill among relatives ⓘ
family meal ⓘ
socialFunction resolving family conflicts ⓘ
strengthening family solidarity ⓘ
temporalRelationToParentalia followed the Parentalia rites for the dead ⓘ
theme kinship affection ⓘ
peace within the family ⓘ
timePeriod Roman Empire ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
typeOf family festival ⓘ

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Parentalia → follows → Caristia ⓘ