Lemuralia

Lemuralia
/lem'yeuh ray"lee euh, -rayl"yeuh/, n. (sometimes used with a pl. v.)
the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the lemures were exorcised from houses.
Also, Lemuria /le myoor"ee euh/.

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