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Today it is common for a husband to carry his new bride across the threshold of their new home the first time they enter it. Few know the origin of this tradition.
Question: What is the putto in Nicolas Poussin's painting "Aurora and Cephalus" doing? Answer: Showing the huntsman Cephalus a small portrait of his wife Procris.
By the time Augustus came into power, the Romans had forgotten which god this festival honored. Highly practical people, the Romans invented a new god to explain it.
The Cornucopia is best known as a Thanksgiving centerpiece. Straw, ceramic and edible ones are filled with fruits, nuts and vegetables or treats made in their shapes.


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