Lemuralia
[lem-yuh-rey-lee-uh, -reyl-yuh] /ˌlɛm yəˈreɪ li ə, -ˈreɪl yə/
noun, (sometimes used with a plural verb)
1.
the annual festival in ancient Rome in which the lemures were exorcised from houses.
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