This passage comes from page 778 of Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and Miscellaneous Antiquities by William S. Walsh (1925).
Parentalia. Among the ancient Romans the public festival in honor of deceased relatives, which lasted from the 13th to the 2lst of February. During these days all the temples were closed, marriages were prohibited, and the magistrates had to appear in public without the tokens of their office. The last day had the special name Feralia. Other festivals in honor of the dead were celebrated on August 24, October 5, and November 8, when the Manes or souls of the dead were believed to rise to the upper world. On these occasions the graves were decked with roses, violets, and other flowers.
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