Announcement: This Weekend's Festival at Roma

Saturday, 27th August
10am - Nemoralia Ritual & Fantasy Costume Contest
This month's festivals begin with a ritual for Diana & Trivia (Hecate, to you Greeks) honouring these Goddesses of the wild and the darkness. After the ritual, we'll be having a party with dancing, music, and a costume contest -- the costume theme is Woodland Fantasy Creatures, and the prize is $L1000 for the winner!
Transtiberim (106, 29, 30)

12pm - Nemoralia Treasure Hunt
Diana and Trivia have scattered treasure across ROMA Transtiberim for Their faithful worshippers to find! Come join us in seeking to discover the hidden bounty! Finding yourself in need of a few Linden? Perhaps the Goddesses will provide! Come hunt with us and fill your purses!
Transtiberim (58, 34, 45)

1pm - Vinalia Rustica Gacha Party
The ancient Vinalia Rustica was a celebration of the grape and the fruits of the Earth - and we'll be gathering together to drink and swap/sell all our extra gacha items! Do you have unwanted gachas cluttering your inventory? Here's your chance to get rid of them, and pick up some new swag in the process. We can't guarantee your inventory will be lighter afterward, but at least you'll have new things to treasure!
ROMA Vinovium (93, 114, 24)

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Sunday, 28th August
10am - Vulcanalia Ritual & Build Contest
Our second day of festivals begins with a ritual to honour Vulcan, the God of the Forge, and asking His blessing on all our crafts. Since He was also the God of Volcanos and fire, we will also have a building contest -- The theme is Metalcraft, and you can create anything which fits within that limit: weapons, silver tea service, jewelry, even artistic works reminiscent of the Eiffel Tower! All contestants will have 1 hour to build, and all are welcome, regardless of building skill-level!
ROMA Vinovium (35, 138, 4020)

12pm -  The Fires in the Night Grand Feast
Our festivals begin to wind down with the Grand Feast in honour of Diana, Trivia, and Vulcan - come dance with us as the flames flare into the night! Live music by FrankLee Anatra -- don't miss it!

ROMA Transtiberim (199, 194, 29)

Roma 2016 Paganalia Festival

Tomorrow, the Roman historical roleplay community has it's monthly festival. For this month, the theme is it's Paganalia. Four events from 10AM to 2 PM SL time cover different activities from a roleplayed Roman ritual to skating, to fishing, to a "deathmatch" combat (fortunetly for avatars, revival is just a keystroke away). So if you're in the mood for a "Roman holiday," stop on by.

Read the schedule in Events this Week.

Happy Thanksgiving From Second Life Newser

 Thanksgiving may be a holiday in which many of us are busy in the kitchen (or watching football), but some took a little time to drop by Second Life to be with friends and neighbors. Gemma took this picture at her home area in Thorstar, "Thanksgiving at the fishing contest."

Ancient Rome was a bit before Thanksgiving. Still, they bent the rules a little for the sake of people having fun and socializing.

Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and of the preceding year. Several other places around the world observe similar celebrations. ROMA SPQR  celebrates it today at 1 PM in the mansio in Subura. Come as you are and party!

And yours truly dropped by for quite a feast, at least for the eyes.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone from Second Life Newser.

Press Release: Roman Festival Schedule

Saturday, 27th September

10am -  Ludi Romani Jupiter Ritual and God Feast
This month's festival begins with a ritual for Jupiter in the Forum Temple, honouring Him as King of the Gods and spiritual father of the Roman Pantheon. Our ritual will then be followed by a special feast with dancing and activities in the nearby Basilica. Since at the ancient feast, statues of the gods attended, at our feast you are asked to come in costume as an ancient deity. (Any entity humans have worshipped as a god is acceptable as a costume.) A prize of L$1000 will be given to the best male and the best female deity costume as decided by vote.
ROMA (22, 208, 79)


11am - 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 - 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 snacks. There will be 3 races of 5 laps each, and 1st place in each race wins a $L1000 prize purse!
ROMA (249, 113, 43)


12:30pm - Jovian Nymph & Faun Chase
One of the favourite pastimes of the Gods was chasing beautiful nymphs (much to the Goddesses chagrin), and Jupiter was no exception. For our Ludi Romani, you'll get to chase our ROMA nymphs & fauns. Chase them around Transtiberim and try to tag them - the one who tags the most nymphs or fauns will receive a prize!
ROMA Transtiberim (58, 34, 45)


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Sunday, 28th 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!
Transtiberim (122, 154, 28)


12pm - Ludi Romani Grand Feast
Our festivals wind down with the Grand Feast in honour of Jupiter - with live music - the sweet tunes of Max Kleene! There will be dancing, feasting, and good company - some please join us in bidding farewell to the Ludi Romani until next year!
ROMA Transtiberim (181, 103, 21)


1pm - Vinovium Walls Race
The guards on the towers of our Vinovium Fort are always on watch and try to not miss any strange happenings. For this they need your help. In this game, you are one of the guards, who patrol along the wall -- you have to collect information from the soldiers on the towers, and bring that information as fast as you can to the Officer on duty. Can you get the info to the Officer the fastest and win? Top 3 fastest time with the least penalties will win cash prizes.
ROMA Vinovium (228, 166, 46) -

Today in Roma

10am - Bellonalia Ritual
Our festivals begin with a ritual for Bellona, the Roman Goddess of War - sister of Mars, and Spiritual Mother of ROMA's Amazons. After the ritual, we will have chariot races in Bellona's honour, with prizes for the victors!

ROMA Subura Street, ROMA Subura (52, 112, 23)


12pm - The Bellona & Vesta Grand Feast
Our Festivals culminate with the Bellona & Vesta Grand Feast - our wind-down party from the hectic Bellonalia Chariot Races! Come dance with us to some wonderful  tunes by the wonderful Lyndon Heart and pleasant conversation!

Transtiberim Path, ROMA Transtiberim (177, 105, 21


1pm - Legion Relay Race
In honour of this month's festivals, the Legio has decided to conclude them with a relay race through Transtiberim! Racers will be organised into 3 man teams - which will gather items needed to bake bread for Vesta, prepare them, and present the baked bread at the finish line. This is a timed race, and the 3 best times will recieve cash prizes!

Legion XIII, ROMA Transtiberim (138, 187, 42)

The 2014 Roma Lupercalia Weekend

Last weekend, the Roma community held it's Lupercalia Festival. Lupercalia was an annual event in Rome, with a ritual followed by naked young men flogging women with goatskins, which would supposedly grant them fertility. Second Life's Romans did the ritual, with their own special twists, plus a number of other events over the two day period.

Read more in Events.

2014 ROMA Lupercalia Festival

On the weekend of February 22 and 23, the Roma region will be having it's Lupercalia Festival. The main event takes place on 10AM SL time: Lupercalia Ritual and The Running of the Luperci

In celebration of this most ancient of festivals we will be performing a Roman ritual for Faunus Lupercus, the God of Wild Things and Lupa, the she-wolf who nourished the founding fathers Romulus and Remus. After the rite, we will have the Running of The Luperci - half-naked youths who bless the citizens of the city. The citizens will run ahead of the Luperci, who will lightly flog them with the goatskin floggers in hopes of fertility (both of mind and body). Following the ritual, we will have our traditional Lupercalia Feast - and clothing is optional!

The event takes place at ROMA Transtiberim (68, 200, 54).

Other events are the Wolf Hunt on Saturday at Noon SL time, and "Venus' Truth or Consequences" at 1PM, Sunday's events are the "Name That Quote Trivia" contest at 10AM SL time, the Grand Feast at Noon SL time, and a game of Harpastum, an ancient form of football, at 1PM SL time.

Press Release: Areo Pines Thanksgiving Week

 Aero Pines Park & Recreation Area Presents:
           

Our 7th Annual

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THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION DANCE & POW WOW     

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 All Welcome! - No Costume Necessary            

24/7 November 22nd -  30th

SUGGESTED ATTIRE:

Colonial, Pilgrim, Native American, North American Wildlife Avatar, etc

Turkeys and other fowl attend at their own risk!

Warning:   This party has been too much fun in the past,
                   so please celebrate and party responsibly!
                                            
Location:      Aero Pines Park & Recreation Area Northwest Pasture

Equus (18, 241, 22)