The casting of mannequins made of rushes into a river was the culmination of this people's feast of the Argei.
During one festival, these peoples would barefootedly throw beans over their shoulders in order to exorcise spirits. Another ritual that these people partook saw two priests take strips of goat meat and touch the bodies of anyone they encountered. The death rituals performed by these peoples included the cutting off of a finger, if the body were to be cremated, and the burial of that finger so that the dead did not become a mischievous spirits. Such spirits were expelled yearly at one of their festivals, and the Arval priests were members of these peoples. The casting of mannequins made of rushes into a river was the culmination of this people's feast of the Argei. The work Attic Nights describes much of their religion, and every year, they would sacrifice a pig, ram and bull to appease their god of war, while during one of their most festive occasions, each family chose a "Misrule Lord" to lead their activities, as slaves were manumitted during it. The worshippers of deities called lares and pinates, for ten points, name people that celebrated the Lemuralia, Lupercalia, and the Saturnalia.
During one festival, these peoples would barefootedly throw beans over their shoulders in order to exorcise spirits.
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