He is well known from the passages in Horace according to which he received a piece of gold for every good verse he wrote in celebration of the glorious deeds of his master.

Similar objections are voiced by Harvey who comments that there is a " strong and ancient tradition " that the presence of an ordained man is necessary for the celebration of the Eucharist.

The ancient Zoroastrians painted eggs for Nowruz, their New Year celebration, which falls on the Spring equinox.

Margot Adler noted how there were many pagan groups whose practices revolved around the inclusion and celebration of male homosexuality, such as the Minoan Brotherhood, a Wiccan group that combines the iconography from ancient Minoan religion with a Wiccan theology and an emphasis on " men-loving-men ", and the eclectic pagan group known as the Radical Faeries.

This is an ancient British midwinter celebration that occurs every year in Padstow and was originally part of the pagan heritage of midwinter celebrations that were regularly celebrated all over Cornwall where people would guise dance and disguise themselves by blackening up their faces or wearing masks.

It housed and ancient celebration, the Svelata (" Revelation "), in which an image of the Madonna was unveiled at dawn of 29 November.

It is an ancient celebration of natures ' rebirth ( fiestas for Dionysus ( Dionysia ) and Kronos ( Saturnalia )), which ends the third day in a huge dance in the medieval square Ntoltso where all the bands are playing the same time and all the people are dancing too.

Bharatanatyam is the manifestation of the ancient idea of the celebration of the eternal universe through the celebration of the beauty of the material body.

Although the ancient Roman holiday of " Floralia ", celebrated by the set of games and theatrical presentations known as the " Ludi Florales ," began in April, it was really an ancient May Day celebration.

Easter was also an important Holiday to the ancient Pagans of Europe in celebration of the Vernal Equinox that marked the changing of the season from Winter to Spring.

Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus, its origins lie in ancient Greece, where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics.

Her conclusion was that the evidence testified to an ancient Celtic festival on 1 August that involved the following: solemn cutting of the first of the corn of which an offering would be made to the deity by bringing it up to a high place and burying it ; a meal of the new food and of bilberries of which everyone must partake ; a sacrifice of a sacred bull, a feast of its flesh, with some ceremony involving its hide, and its replacement by a young bull ; a ritual dance-play perhaps telling of a struggle for a goddess and a ritual fight ; an installation of a head on top of the hill and a triumphing over it by an actor impersonating Lugh ; another play representing the confinement by Lugh of the monster blight or famine ; a three-day celebration presided over by the brilliant young god or his human representative.

Their chief festival was the celebration of the solstice ( vishuva ) which was common in most cultures in the ancient world.

In ancient Greece, mixed-gender choruses performed for entertainment, celebration and spiritual reasons.

In ancient Latvia, Lieldienas (" big days ") was the celebration of Vernal Equinox on March 23.

* 1853: the first lodge in America of the ancient Welsh fraternal order of Ivorites was opened in Carbondale in the fall of 1853 ; the first public Ivorite celebration in America took place in Carbondale in August 1855, when a procession and other public exercises took place, under the direction of Thomas Voyle, Esquire, chief marshal, and Edward Roberts, Esquire.

Their chief festival was the celebration of the solstice ( vishuva ) which was common in most cultures in the ancient world.

* Roman triumph, a celebration for a victorious military commander in ancient Rome

The Gymnopaedia, in ancient Sparta, was a yearly celebration during which naked youths displayed their athletic and martial skills through the medium of war dancing.

The celebration of Midsummer's Eve ( St. John's Eve among Christians ) was from ancient times a festival of the summer solstice.

The celebration is an important part of ancient agricultural Chinese society, celebrating the summer rice planting.

In honor of the young heroine, a celebration of sweets from around the world is produced: chocolate from Spain, coffee from Arabia, and tea from China all dance for their amusement ; candy canes from Russia ; Danish shepherdesses perform on their flutes ; Mother Gigogne has her children emerge from under her enormous skirt to dance ; a string of beautiful flowers perform a waltz.

* Jul ( Denmark ), the Danish Yule or Christmas celebration.

The Biikebrennen ( in German ), Biikebrånen ( in North Frisian ) or Pers Awten ( in Danish ) is an annual celebration held on 21 February in North Frisia, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and in Southern Jutland.

A female effigy of wicker or other materials is burnt at the stake for the annual Danish celebration of Sankt Hans aften ( Saint John's Eve ).

He is known for his " peacock " goal celebration, a treat he developed with fellow Danish player Martin Retov.

NYC Midsummer or Swedish Midsummer is a Swedish midsummer celebration organized since 1996 in one of New York City's parks on the Friday afternoon close to the June solstice, or St John's Day.

In celebration of the forthcoming wedding of the King and the soon-to-be-Queen, Silvia, the internationally famous pop group ABBA performed the song Dancing Queen on Swedish television the night before the ceremony, although the song was not actually written for Queen Silvia.

A large crowd, mostly students in typical Swedish white student cap s, participating in the traditional Walpurgis Night celebration with song outside Uppsala Castle | the Castle in Uppsala.

When Sweden got its National day ( 6 June ), discussions were held about making Midsummer the Swedish national day because of the strong civil celebration on this day.

Sweden Day, a Midsummer celebration which also honors Swedish heritage and history, has been held annually on the sound in Throgs Neck in New York City since 1941.

* Jul ( Sweden ), the Swedish Yule or Christmas celebration.

Swedish historian Olaus Magnus in 1555 recorded this traditional outdoor celebration including numerous bonfires, dancing and singing of traditional songs.

Alcazar reformed in July 2007 to perform at the London Astoria as part of a celebration of Swedish music masterminded by producer Alexander Bard of Army of Lovers fame.

In the beginning it was planned to be a match between the Finland national football team and the Swedish national football team in a celebration to Elfsborgs new arena Ryavallen.

Another theory claims that the Lucia celebration evolved from old Swedish traditions of “ star boys ” and white-dressed angels singing Christmas carols at different events during Advent and Christmas.

This is similar to the Swedish Midsummer holiday, and is believed to be a pagan celebration of the summer solstice in June.

A painting by Swedish artist Fanny Brate depicting preparations for a name day celebration.

* Swedish King Oscar II's, disappointment with Norway had reached critical mass-calling for the excommunication of Norway and the later celebration of Tolfte Maj ( May 12 ) throughout Sweden.

An important, and possibly influential, cinematic antecedent to classic noir was 1930s French poetic realism, with its romantic, fatalistic attitude and celebration of doomed heroes.

A key theme of the chansons de geste, which set them off from the romances ( which tended to explore the role of the " individual "), is their critique and celebration of community / collectivity ( their epic heroes are portrayed as figures in the destiny of the nation and Christianity ) and their representation of the complexities of feudal relations and service.

Following the breakup of Yugoslavia and the fall of Communism, some attempts were made from Bulgarian officials for joint celebration with the newly established Republic of Macedonia, of the common IMRO heroes, e. g. Delchev, but they all were rejected as politically unacceptable.

As part of the college's 175 year celebration, it published a list of 175 ' heroes ' - famous alumni of the college.

This show is a celebration of community local heroes hosted by Debbie.

That celebration of the achievements of Greek heroes in popular literature was the result of the conflicts which the Greeks sustained during the Middle Ages with the border nations to the east of the empire.

Back at Asterix's village a celebration is held for the return of the two heroes and the recovery of their honour, though Obelix, still a little confused over matters, asks why the cauldron was used to contain money instead of onion soup in the first place.