Lemures Roman Ghosts of the dead, malignant or mischievous spirits who returned to Earth to terrify the living.
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Lemures Roman Ghosts of the dead, malignant or mischievous spirits who returned to Earth to terrify the living. People rid themselves of these spirits during the Lemuria, a feast held on three nights in May with odd numbers, the 9th, 11th and 13th. Families went through an extraordinary ritual at the Lemuria: Every father rose from his bed at midnight, snapped his fingers to scare away the spirits, then washed his hands three times. Next he filled his mouth with black beans, then tossed the beans behind him, chanting words of atonement. He repeated this performance nine times. Finally he washed his hands again, struck a gong and bade the evil spirits to depart. After that he could safely go back to bed.
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