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charistia, a festival of family peace, held February 20th

chăristĭa (car-), ōrum, n., = χαρίστεια or χαριστήρια,
  • an annual family repast made three days after the Parentalia, on the 20th of February; a family banquet, at which existing family feuds were settled, Ov. F. 2, 617 sq.; Val. Max. 2, 1, 8; cf. Mart. 9, 56, 1.

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