Ancient Rome: Mundus patet
Japan: Fuigo Matsuri
Celtic: Feast day of Cybi
Mundus patet is a festival celebrating the dead, and is when it is believed the Mundus Cereris, the door to the underworld, is open. The festival is held to placate the “Manes”, the spirits of the underworld.
Fuigo Matsuri, or the festival of the bellows, is to purify the bellows and furnace to celebrate the various deities of sword-making. Ricewine and mandarins are placed on the furnace. The mandarins are later thrown to children, it is thought to prevent colds.
Cybi was a monk who has a healing well dedicated to him in the Teifi Valley. He is said to have made a miraculous return from a sea voyage.
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