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==Comparison to Lemuralia== | ==Comparison to Lemuralia== | ||
Unlike the [[Lemuralia]] which was focused on the negative spirits, the [[lemures]], the Parentalia was focused on the Di Manes and the Di Parentes which are the benevolent spirits and focused on the veneration of them instead of the exorcism of the lemures. A deceased person was regarded as having joined the di parentes. | Unlike the [[Lemuralia]] which was focused on the negative spirits, the [[lemures]], the Parentalia was focused on the Di Manes and the Di Parentes which are the benevolent spirits and focused on the veneration of them instead of the exorcism of the lemures. A deceased person was regarded as having joined the di parentes. | ||
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[[Category:Cultus Deorum Romanorum]] | [[Category:Cultus Deorum Romanorum]] | ||
[[Category:Festivals in the Cultus Deorum Romanorum]] | [[Category:Festivals in the Cultus Deorum Romanorum]] | ||