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Will be Saturday 25 February |
On the occasion of the carnival, the Museum of the Roman Theater organized a family activity on Saturday 25th February to make known the origin of these festivities: Festum Romae.
In it the participants will approach the origins of the carnival from the Roman festivities like the Saturnalias, the Lupercales and the Dionysiacas, and their relation with the old theater.
In this activity, aimed at families with children aged 5 to 10, participants will enjoy the fun of dressing up and also participate in games, to end in a particular parade in the Roman Theater.
The Roman Saturnalia, although having a different meaning from Carnival, left behind its legacy of wearing masks, car parades or political satire.
In February the Lupercales were celebrated, celebrations in honor of the god Fauno Luperco, that began in the Ruminal grotto of the Palatine.
On the way, the young Lupercales, animated by the public, turned the walk into a carnival with shouts, songs and dances.
Other parties linked to the origin of the theater are the Dionysiacas, whose final journey ended in a competition of dramatic works that gave rise to the theater.
Dionysus was the god of wine, in his celebrations a procession was celebrated which was accompanied by dithyrambos representing literary texts with songs, dances and music.
The activity, free of charge, will be held in the Museum of the Roman Theater at 11:30 and will last approximately one and a half hours.
You can request more information and reserve a place in the same box office of the museum, at the email fundacion@teatroromanocartagena.org and at the telephone number 968 50 48 02.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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