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There is one time that the Romans didn't acknowledge it, and ghosts were said to appear.
Ancient Roman Ruins from 2016 |
When once the Romans ignored the festival because of preoccupation with war, it was said that the dead ancestors roamed the streets as angry ghosts!
To mark the mournings, marriages were prohibited on this day, magistrates did not wear their insignia and all temples were closed for business.