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===[[Ianuarius]]=== *1 ([[Calends]]): From 153 BC onward, [[Roman consul|consuls]] entered office on this date, accompanied by ''[[Vota pro salute rei publicae|vota publica]]'' (public vows for the wellbeing of the republic and later of the emperor) and the taking of [[auspices]]. Festivals were also held for the imported cult of [[Aesculapius]] and for the obscure god [[Vediovis]].<ref>Scullard, ''Festivals and Ceremonies of the Roman Republic'', pp. 52β58.</ref> * 3-5: most common dates for [[Compitalia]], a movable feast ''([[#Feriae conceptivae|feriae conceptivae]])'' * 5 (Nones): ''Dies natalis'' (founding day) of the shrine of [[Vica Pota]] on the [[Velian Hill]]<ref>Recorded only in the [[Fasti Antiates]].</ref> *9: [[Agonalia]] in honor of [[Janus (mythology)|Janus]], after whom the month January is named; first of at least four festivals named Agonalia throughout the year *11 and 15: [[Carmentalia]], with [[Juturna]] celebrated also on the 11th * 13 (Ides) * 24β26: most common dates for the [[Sementivae]], a ''feriae conceptivae'' of sowing, perhaps also known as the Paganalia as celebrated by the ''[[pagus|pagi]]'' * 27: ''Dies natalis'' of the [[Temple of Castor and Pollux]], or perhaps marking its rededication (see also July 15); ''Ludi Castores'' ("Games of the Castors") celebrated at [[Ostia Antica|Ostia]] during the Imperial period
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