maiouma or maiuma, a festival celebrating dionysus and aphrodite held every three years during the month of may. [ ] the floralia opened with theatrical performances. in the floralia, ovid says that hares and goats were released as part of the festivities. persius writes that crowds were pelted with vetches...
feeding grape marc, it should be supplemented with some bran. hens start to lay eggs after the winter solstice , in warm places around the first of january, in colder areas in the middle of february. parboiled barley increases their fertility; this should be mixed with alfalfa leaves and seeds, or vetches...