Vestalia: A Celebration of a Goddess, A Ritual of Spiritual Cleansing
Vestalia is a weeklong celebration that honors the Goddess Vesta of the Roman pantheon. She worked alongside the goddess Juno, and both of them were guardians of virginity and protectors of the sanctity of marriage. Unlike other goddesses who are portrayed in a statuary fashion, Vesta is represented by a hearth flame. And in some…