2012 ROMA Lemurialia/Armilustrium/Hallow'een Festival

Oct. 27th

10am - Lemuria Ritual & Ghost Tales (Location: Street of Tombs)

In Roman religion, the Lemuralia or Lemuria was a feast during which the ancient Romans performed rites to exorcise the malevolent and fearful ghosts of the dead from their homes.Our Lemuralia ritual will banish any malevolent spirits, both real & imagined, while welcoming the protective spirits of the Lares and beneficent ancestors. Followed by ghost stories in the ROMA tombs!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/57/34/45

11am - Croc Races (Location: ROMA Vicus)
You may have explored ROMA's Cloaca Maxima before, but have you ever raced through it on the back of a crocodile? Well now you can! Our Cloaca Croc Race will be a timed race, with the 3 best times winning a cash prize. Can you navigate your croc through to victory before the competition? Join the race and find out!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Vicus/76/88/60

1pm - Legio Pumpkin Harpastum (Location: Legio Fort, Transtiberim)Come join us as our Legio faces off in a game of Harpastum (with a pumpkin as the ball) in honour of the Lemuria! Harpustum, was the ancient Romans answer to soccer/football. For this game, you'll see the contestants display considerable speed, agility, and physical ability. All citizens are invited to participate in the game or watch from the sidelines!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/141/188/42

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Oct. 28th

10am - Armilustrium (Location: Across road from Field of Mars)Armilustrium honours the god of war, Mars - In His honour, Romans put away the weapons of war for the year, until warmer weather allowed for more lengthy campaigns. Join us and the Legion in celebrating this breif time of peace. Following the Armilustrium rite, the Lemuria Pumpkin Hunt begins.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/115/22

11am - Lemuria Pumpkin Hunt (Location: Transtiberim)
Overnight, a number of pumpkins have sprouted all over ROMA sim - and they are full of gold (lindens) and prizes! The game is simple: find a pumpkin, click it, and you get to keep the cash! But each pumpkin contains a differing amount, and there are more smaller amounts than large ones.  Once a pumpkin is claimed, it's gone - so hunt fast! How much gold can you collect in 1 hour? Join us and find out! If you're lucky, you may even find a pumpkin with a prize inside! (There are only a handful of these hidden throughout the sim though, so you must keep your eyes peeled! And while the won't disappear like the gold pumpkins, the number of prizes inside are limited.)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/57/34/45

12pm - ROMA Senate Meeting (Location: ROMA Forum)
All ROMA citizens are welcome to attend the Senate meeting in the Curia.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/115/218/83

1pm - ROMA Hallow'een Grand Feast (Location: Field of Mars)
Ghouls and goblins, witches and forest spirits are all invited to the final Grand Feast! Join your neighbours, guests and friends for this Hallow'een feast, with live music by Taunter Goodnight and a trivia game by our very own beloved Censor, Torin Golding!
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/159/119/22

ROMA Ludi Romani Festival '12

Saturday, 22nd September

10am - Ludi Romani Ritual for Jupiter Optimus Maximus
A ritual to honour the King of the Gods, Jupiter Optimus Maximus, followed by a light social gathering with dancing and feasting. Come join us in celebrating the beginning of the Ludi Romani!
Location: Jupiter Temple, ROMA sim
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/25/219/80

11am - Jupiter's Surprise
Join the fun for this tricky obstacle course.  Test your skills and ability to adapt at a moment's notice!
Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/111/72/39

1pm - Ludi Romani Chariot Races
The Ludi Romani were a time for athletics, games, and sport, and a traditional part of the ancient Ludi Romani were chariot races - and for our celebration, we have our own! Come race against other Citizens for prizes (anyone can sign up to race), or come watch the spectacle and cheer on the racers as you drink wine and nibble Rich Imperialist Tidbits. There will be 3 races of 5 laps each, and 1st place in each race wins a $L1000 prize purse!
Location: Circus Maximus, ROMA sim
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/252/121/36

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Sunday, 23rd September

10am - Ludi Romani Fishing Contest
Come try your luck in the Ludi Romani Fishing Contest - using the 7Seas
Fishing system. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will get a cash prize, and there will be a chance to catch some ROMA-exclusive custom fish!
Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/121/154/29


11am - Ludi Romani Grand Feast
The centrepiece event of the Ludi Romani is the Grand Feast - this year to be held on ROMA's Forum! There will be dancing, feasting, good company, and live music by the amazing Sassy Nitely (see attached bio) - as well as a ROMA's Favourite Senator Contest. The Senators will come in costume and you may vote in your favourite. The winning Senator will recieve a trophy and a poster up in the Curia declaring them to be the most popular Senator in ROMA - a new twist on the normal Senatorial popularity contest! So please join us for the final party of the Ludi Romani until next year!
Location: Forum, ROMA sim
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/77/143/45

1pm - Cursus Publicus Relay Race
The cursus publicus ("public road/course") was the state-run courier service of the Roman Empire. It was created by Emperor Augustus to transport messages, officials, and tax revenues from one province to another. A series of forts and stations (mutationes, sing. mutatio) were spread out along the major road systems connecting the regions of the Roman world. These relay points provided horses to dispatch riders, usually soldiers, and vehicles for magistrates or officers of the court. In this event we re-enact the cursus with  relay-race teams (anyone can sign up to race), to transmit an important message and returning its answer to the doors of Rome. Prizes will be given for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place based on best time running the course.
Location: Campus Martius, ROMA Transtiberim sim
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/181/115/22

Bona Dea and Mercuralia Festivals 2012

Saturday, 19th May:

10am - Bona Dea Ritual & Maypole Dance
Our festivals begin with a ritual for Bona Dea, "The Good Goddess" - Also known as Fauna, She is the daughter of Faunus, and a goddess of virginity, fertility, and healing. Bona Dea's rites included only women - even paintings or drawings of men or male animals were forbidden - but in our ROMA, the menfolk are welcome to Her rites. After the rite, we will have the traditional maypole dance, music, and wine!
Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim, http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/182/104/22

12pm - Fauna's Fishing Contest
Break out your poles and put on your fishing togas - it's time for another ROMA Fishing event, as we thank Fauna for the bounty she gives us. Using the 7Seas Fishing system, we will be having a fishing contest, with the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners receiving cash prizes.
Location:  ROMA Fishing Hole, ROMA Transtiberim sim, http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/123/154/29

1pm - Bona Dea Cross-Dressing Contest
Because no women were traditionally allowed to participate in Bona Dea's rites, we have found a way to sneak the men in! We will be having a cross-dressing contest - but there's a catch! For the gents, just as in RL, you can change everything but your shape - that must remain male! For the ladies, you can wear your regular female attire, but must change your shape and skin to male. There will be cash prizes for the Prettiest, Ugliest, Most Realistic, and Most Outrageous costumes - don't be shy, come join in the fun! Please see attached rules for details.
Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim, http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/57/164/24

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Sunday, 20th May:

10am - Mercuralia Ritual and Guessing Game Contest
Mercury isn't just the herald of the Gods - He's also the patron of merchants and commerce! Our ritual will honour Him in that aspect, and request His blessing for all ROMA's merchants. After the ritual, we'll be having a special contest - as commerce depends upon coinage, we have set up a guessing game where you will have to "Name That Coin"! Can you guess which coins come from which era of Ancient Rome? The three participants with the most correct answers will win cash prizes!
Location:  ROMA Transtiberim sim, http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/52/108/31

11:30pm - Mercuralia Treasure Hunt
Oh no! After a recent shopping trip thru Trajan's Market, Mercury has dropped His parcels and most of His money while flying home to Olympus! The pouches are now scattered throughout ROMA Trantiberim!  Can you help Him find them? But watch out - each pouch will give out only one prize, and then it will disappear. So you will have to be swift to find these elusive pouches before anyone else does! (Our wonderful ROMA merchants have donated the items - come try for a chance to sample their wares! There will also be money pouches, so you have a chance to earn some lindens, even if you don't grab up the merch.)
Location:  ROMA Transtiberim sim, http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/59/33/45

1pm - Mercuralia Legio Obstacle Course Race
As Mercury is the God of swift travel, in His honour the Legio has designed a challenging war track/obstacle course racing thru Transtiberim. The race starts at the Street of Tombs and travels thru the landscape until finally ending near the Field of Mars. The 3 best times will win prizes! How fast can you clear the course and navigate it's obstacles? Come find out!
Location:  ROMA Transtiberim sim, http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/59/33/45

3pm - The Mercury & Fauna Grand Feast
Our Festivals culminate with the Mercury & Fauna Grand Feast - come celebrate the return of Spring with us! Dancing, good conversation, traditional ROMAn music and a delicious feast.
Location:  ROMA Transtiberim sim, http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/182/104/22

Paganalia Festival Schedule

Saturday 28 January

12pm noon - Roman Paganalia Ritual
In celebration of Paganalia, the Roman festival of sowing, we will be performing a ritual to honour Ceres (the goddess of agriculture) and Tellus (Mother Earth). Come join us in celebrating the beginning of the Paganalia!
Location: Capitoline Temple, ROMA Foum, ROMA sim
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/28/203/79

1pm - ROMA PLAY: Proserpina
At 1pm will be a theatrical event based on the myth of Ceres. It is written and performed by ROMA Citizens and will take place in the Theater of Dionysus. Come join us for a very special event in celebration of the Paganalia.
Location: Theater of Dionysus, ROMA sim
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/26/184/64

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Sunday 29 January

12pm - Cloaca Croc Race
You may have explored ROMA's Cloaca Maxima before, but have you ever raced through it on the back of a crocodile? Well now you can! Our Cloaca Croc Race will be a timed race, with the 3 best times winning a cash prize. Can you navigate your croc through to victory before the competition? Join the race and find out!
Location: ROMA Transtiberim sim
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA%20Transtiberim/60/35/45

1pm - ROMA Curiate Assembly
The conclusion of ROMA's Paganalia Festival will be a Curiate Assembly open to all citizens.
Location: Curia, ROMA sim
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ROMA/113/219/83