Did the Romans celebrate Thanksgiving?

Harvest Festivals• Suppicatio honor the gods• Cerealia/ Celeria: Harvest festival in the honor

of Ceres (Demeter) • First fruits of the season were dedicated to

her• Held during October 4th or during

April 12th (Persephone’s return)• Pomonia November 1st

Ceres/Demeter

Greek Celebrations

• Harvest festival of Thesmosphoria• Honor of Demeter• Three day and night festival• Day One: Procession and sacrifices • Day Two: Ritual fasting• Acting out parts of the myth• Day Three: Offering to Demeter

Fun Thanksgiving facts• Not official until 1941 • Always the 4th Tuesday in November• Heart Attacks• Thomas Jefferson- National bird• 20 miles an hour• 4,500 calories

Sacrifices to Ceres

• Each of you will be leaving an offering to the goddess

• Dat in the first person is=• Do: I give• Ceres, Cererem in the dative is• Cereri: to Ceres• What case is what your giving going to

be in?• The Accusative

Writing your sentences• Cibus in the accusative=• Cibos• Porcus in the accusative=• Porcum• Leaves in the accusative is folia• 1. cibos Cereri do.• 2. porcum Cereri do.• 3. folia Cereri do.• Write your sentence above your picture!• When you are done, hang it outside the classroom