“The festival of Vulcan, the Vulcanalia, was celebrated on August 23rd each year, when the summer heat placed crops and granaries most at risk of burning. During the festival bonfires were created in honour of the god, into which live fish or small animals were thrown as a sacrifice, to be consumed in the place of humans. The Volcanalia were part of the cycle of the four festivities of the second half of August (Consualia on August 21, Volcanalia on 23, Opiconsivia on 25 and Volturnalia on 27)
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A flamen, one of the flamines minores, named flamen Volcanalis was in charge of the cult of the god. The flamen Volcanalis officiated at a sacrifice to the goddess Maia, held every year at the Kalendae of May.” (Wikipedia)
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A flamen, one of the flamines minores, named flamen Volcanalis was in charge of the cult of the god. The flamen Volcanalis officiated at a sacrifice to the goddess Maia, held every year at the Kalendae of May.” (Wikipedia)
Maia = Mary-Isis-Venus-Aphrodite...
Such celebrations are intended to appease Vulcan, but it does not seem to be working.
Iceland volcano: Bardarbunga eruption begins (Aug 23, 2014)
Finland's Voice of Vulcanalia competition (Univeristy of Oulu) does not seem to have helped, either. http://www.oyy.fi/en/voice-of-vulcanalia-2013/ - https://www.facebook.com/Vulcanalia
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