Today it is Dies Comitialis – almost the same as Dies FASTI, but these days are reserved for public gatherings of Romans – comitia. So, if your local community is going to appoint a gathering to discuss certain matters and make decisions – these days are just perfect for that!
It is the 17th day before Kalendae Ianuariae.
It is the H nundial day, the 4th day before Nundinae – the market day of this year.
EPONAE – Eponalia in honor of Epona. Epona is a protector of horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules. She is Gallo -Roman Goddess of fertility, as shown by Her attributes of a patera, cornucopia, ears of grain, and the presence of foals in some sculptures. She and Her horses might also be leaders of the soul in the after-life ride, with later literary parallels in Rhiannon of the Mabinogion. The worship of Epona, “the sole Celtic divinity ultimately worshipped in Rome itself”, as the patroness of cavalry, was widespread in the Roman Empire between the first and third centuries AD; this is unusual for a Celtic Deity, most of whom are associated with specific localities. Epona’s feast day in the Roman calendar is given as December 18 on a rustic calendar from Guidizzolo, Italy, although this may have been only a local celebration. She was incorporated into the imperial cult by being invoked on behalf of the Emperor, as Epona Augusta or Epona Regina.
