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Vulcanalia was a festival in ancient Rome held on August 23 each year in honor of the Roman god Vulcan. The streets of Rome were illuminated, fires kindled every where, and animals thrown into the flames as a sacrifice to the deity.

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Vulcanalia article in Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Vulcanalia.html)

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Oulun yliopiston ylioppilaskunta / Aktiiville / Kulttuuri / Juhlat / Vulcanalia (441 words)
	Vulcanalia on kaikille Oulun yliopiston opiskelijoille avoin ja ilmainen juhla, jonka perinteisiä esiintyjiä ovat yliopiston rehtori, teekkarikuoro TeeKu, ylioppilaskunnan kuoro Cassiopeia ja Teekkaritorvet.
	Vulcanalia ei ole pelkkää iltailottelua, vaan päivällä järjestettävillä järjestömessuilla opiskelijoiden kilta- ja harrastustoiminta tulee tutuksi laidasta laitaan.
	Vulcanalia on erinomainen tapa tehdä ylioppilaskunnan toiminta, henkilökunta ja eri kiltojen tunnusvärit tutuksi uusille (ja miksei jo urautuneemmillekin) opiskelijoille.

Vulcanalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (99 words)
	Vulcanalia was a festival in ancient Rome held on August 23 each year in honour of the Roman god Vulcan.
	During the festival bonfires were created in honour of the god, where fish were sacrificed.
	Vulcanalia article in Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities

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