Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XII, 1954 Non-Christian religions Particular topics

Vinalia

Italian original Cite

Also known as: Vinalia Priora, Vinalia Rustica; Latin: Vinalia priora, Vinalia rustica

VINALIA. - Under this name two festivals are marked in the most ancient calendar of the Roman religion.

Literary notices distinguish between them, defining that of 23 April as V. priora and that of 19 August as V. rustica. The first was connected with the first tasting of the new wine, the second with the inauguration of the grape harvest by the flamen Dialis, priest of Jupiter. Both festivals, in fact, prove to be dedicated to Jupiter, although the fact that not only is there a tradition concerning their relation to Venus, but also that the most ancient temples of this goddess in Rome have their day of dedication precisely on the two V., does not seem devoid of importance.

Bibliography3 works

BIBL.: W. Warde Fowler, Roman festivals, London 1899, p. 85 ff., 204 ff.; G. Wissowa, Religion und Kultus der Römer, II, Munich 1912, p. 115; F. Bömer, in Rheinisches Museum, 90 (1941), p. 30 ff.

Angelo Brelich

About this entry

By Angelo Brelich

How we know signed in print

Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII (1954), col. 1435.

More by Angelo Brelich: Vesta and Vestalia · Vulcan · Volturnalia · Vedoiove · Terminalia

Cite this article

Chicago

Brelich, Angelo. “Vinalia.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, col. 1435. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954. https://azioneromana.com/article/vinalia.

MLA

Brelich, Angelo. “Vinalia.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1954, col. 1435. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/vinalia.

BibTeX

@incollection{ec12_vinalia,
  author    = {Brelich, Angelo},
  title     = {Vinalia},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XII},
  pages     = {1435},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1954},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/vinalia}
}

One of some 20,000 entries brought back from the twelve printed volumes (1948–54). Spotted something? Help us improve it.