Fornacalia
fornacalia ancient roman religious festival celebrated honor goddess fornax divine personification oven fornax related proper baking bread fornacalia may established numa pompillius ovid wrote oven made goddess fornax farmer pleased prayed she’d regulate grain’s heat held early february various date different curia period roman monarchy roman republic thirty ward city rome proclaimed every year curio maximus priest head curia announced different part curia sing curia take celebration festival curio maximus set form word declares shifting date fornacalia feast oven round forum hang many tablet every ward display sign believed every family curia brought far spelt kind grain toasted meeting hall sacrificed ensure bread household oven wouldn’t burnt following year last day festival quirinalia also jokingly nicknamed feast fool curia met together day collective feast know curia belonged able participate rite foolish people don’t know ward hold feast last possible day tradition indicates later time membership curia singular curia little significance roman much people know curia belonged curia included citizen every roman citizen deemed belong curia even know festival lasted approximately day quirinalia started around th february fornacalia probably started none th february fornacalia continued celebrated time lactantius roman festival