charistia

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

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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