Vestalia: A Celebration of a Goddess, A Ritual of Spiritual Cleansing
Vestalia is a weeklong festival dedicated to the Goddess Vesta within the Roman pantheon. She and the goddess Juno served as protectors of virginity and ensured the purity of marriage. Unlike many deities depicted through statues, Vesta is symbolized by a flame from the hearth. In some localities, eternal flames were tended to in her…