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Fordicidia

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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a festival celebrated annually in the month of March among the ancient Romans. It was instituted by Numa, in consequence of a general. barrenness which happened to prevail among the cattle. The name was. derived from the sacrifice of a Forda, that is, a cow with a calf.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Fordicidia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​f/fordicidia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
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