Roman holidays had a religious aspect and were organized in the honor of a god. There were days in which sacrifices, processions and sacred ceremonies were organized in a public or private setting.

Romans had a number of 61 holidays with fixed dates during a year, to which other holidays related to the agrarian life or unexpected events were added?

Matronalia, the mothers' holiday, was celebrated by the Romans on the 1st of March.

Future prediction was often made by priests, who looked into sacrificed animals' entrails.

The engagement of a girl could be concluded from the age of 6-7 years, even against her will.

The girl's fiancée assumed the relationship by putting a ring on the girl's left hand ring finger.

The legal marriage age was 12 years for girls and 14 years for boys.

Because of the high infant mortality rate, the birth was declared only after 9 days (boys), respectively 8 days (girls).

The ceremony of the age of majority for Roman boys was organized at the age of 17 during a holiday called Liberalia.

Romans' funeral ceremonies took place at night, in the light of lamps? However, the wealthy organized the funerals during daytime to show their wealth.

The memory of missing relatives was honored in February, between 13-21 during the Parentalia holiday.