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Parilia has a minion!

Pales the Meelin

Parilia
Legacy Name: Parilia

The

Reborn Devonti
Owner: BurntFeathers

Age: 14 years, 10 months, 3 weeks

Born: April 21st, 2011

Adopted: 14 years, 10 months, 3 weeks ago

Adopted: April 21st, 2011

Statistics

Level: 90
Strength: 218
Defense: 204
Speed: 183
Health: 192
HP: 192/192
Intelligence: 226
Books Read: 216
Food Eaten: 7
Job: Centrifuge Master

Parilia is the Ancient Roman festival celebrated annually on April 21 in honor of the goddess Pales, protector of flocks and herds.

The rural structure of the festival is carried out by the shepherd himself. After the sheep pen had been decorated with green branches and a wreath draped on the gate, the remainder of the ceremony took place in a sequential fashion. At the first sign of daylight, the shepherd would purify the sheep: by sweeping the pen and then constructing a bonfire of straw, olive branches, laurel, and sulfur. The noises produced by this burning combination were interpreted as a beneficial omen. The shepherd would jump through this flame, dragging his sheep along with him. Offerings of millet, cakes, and milk were then presented before Pales, marking the second segment of the ceremony. After these offerings, the shepherd would wet his hands with dew, face the east, and repeat a prayer four times. Such prayers requested Pales assistance in freeing the shepherd and the flock from evils brought about by accidental wrongdoings (e.g. trespassing on sacred grounds and removing water from a scared water source). The final portion of the rural festival made use of the beverage burranica, a combination of milk and sapa (boiled wine). After consumption of this beverage, the shepherd would leap through the fire three times, bringing and end to the ceremony.

(Info shamelessly stolen from wikipedia)