Festival of Juno Caprotina
Juno Caprotina, Festival of
The two most important festivals in honor of Juno were the Juno Caprotina (or Nonae Caprotinae ) and the Matronalia. The former was held under a wild fig tree in the Campus Martius, or Field of Mars, a floodplain of the Tiber River. The kalends or first day of every month were sacred to Juno, and she was also associated with the ancient ceremony of announcing at the new moon the date of the nones ( see Ides).
The month of June, named after the goddess Juno, is still considered the most popular month for getting married.
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