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| Nemoralia | |
|---|---|
 The Syracusan Bride leading Wild Animals in Procession to the Temple of Diana by Lord Frederick Leighton, 1866. | |
| Also called | Festival of Torches |
| Observed by | Roman Polytheists, Neopagans |
| Type | Seasonal, religious |
| Celebrations | Lighting candles and torches, wearing garlands and wreaths, making prayers and offerings to Diana by tying prayer ribbons and leaving tokens near bodies of water and other sacred places. |
| Begins | 13 August |
| Ends | 15 August |
| Related to | The Feast of the Assumption |
The Nemoralia (also known as the Festival of Torches or Hecatean Ides) is a three-day festival originally celebrated by the ancient Romans on the Ides of August (August 13–15) in honor of the goddess Diana. Although the Nemoralia was originally celebrated at the Sanctuary of Diana at Lake Nemi, it soon became more widely celebrated. The Catholic Church may have adapted the Nemoralia as the Feast of the Assumption.