The Divalia was a Roman festival held on December 21, in honour of the goddess Angerona, whence it is also called Angeronalia.[1][2] On the day of this festival the pontifices performed sacrifices in the temple of Voluptia, or the goddess of joy and pleasure, who, some say, was the same with Angerona, and supposed to drive away all the sorrow and chagrin of life.[1]
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edit- ^ a b The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, 1828, p. 346
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Angerona". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 8.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). "Divalia". Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al.
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