In ancient Roman religion, the Fordicidia was a festival of fertility, held on the Ides of April (April 15), that pertained to farming and animal husbandry...

of the earth. Tellus received the sacrifice of a pregnant cow at the Fordicidia, a festival pertaining to fertility and animal husbandry: 45  held April 15...

the second of two festivals involving the curiae, the other being the Fordicidia on April 19. The goddess was probably conceived of to explain the festival...

April brought a series of festivals pertaining to farm life: April 15: Fordicidia, a festival of agricultural fertility and animal husbandry; 21: Parilia...

Roman observances include Veneralia (April 1), Megalesia (April 10–16), Fordicidia (April 15), Parilia (April 21), Vinalia Urbana (April 23), Robigalia (April...

offered pregnant female animals; Tellus was given a pregnant cow at the Fordicidia festival. Color had a general symbolic value for sacrifices. Demigods...

two ingredients from other religious festivals: the Fordicidia and the October Horse. The Fordicidia sacrifices a pregnant cow to the deity Tellus to promote...

a shared link to various public, and possibly some private cults. The Fordicidia was a characteristically rustic, agricultural festival, in which a pregnant...

by 202 BC 13 (Ides): anniversary of the Temple of Jupiter Victor 15: Fordicidia, offering of a pregnant cow to Tellus ("Earth") 21: Parilia, rustic festival...

Cerealia, or festival of Ceres, lasting for several days in mid-month; the Fordicidia on April 15, when a pregnant cow was sacrificed; the Parilia on April...