Calendar of the Sun 24 Yulmonath
Larentalia Colours: The colour that is most associated with the Lares of the household. Elements: All Altar: Each House should have a small altar with their own Lares, or household spirits. They can have many names, such as Peace or Speaking or Labor. On this day, those figures are taken to the main altar and arranged around candles and incense, and food and drink. Offerings: Food and drink given to the Lares. Daily Meal: Things grown on the property. Larentalia Invocation Hail to the Lares, the spirits of our House! Hail to Acca Larentia, the Mother of Lares! Hail to Lara, to Larunda, to Larentina, To all your many names! Hail to the wife of Faustulus, Lady who found Remus and Romulus Suckling on the teats of a she-wolf, And brought them home to your open hearth To train them to be heroes! Hail to Acca Larentia, Protectress of the Home, The Mother of the Divine Ancestors! Hail, she-wolf who suckled human mouths, Hail hetaira of the Roman nights! We honor every one of the children That you have seen fit to gift us with In this our House and home. We shall name and honour them in gratitude, And they shall not forsake us! (The names of the household Lares are called out, and thanks given to each one. Food and drink is poured out for them as a libation. Then they are paraded around the House with fire and smoke and water, and returned with fanfare to their place at the heart of the House.) Song: Heigh-Ho, Bonfire Glow
[source:paganbookofhours.org]