Mercuralia

Template:Short description Mercuralia is a Roman celebration known also as the "Festival of Mercury".<ref>Ovid, Fasti 5.670.</ref> Mercury (Greek counterpart: Hermes) was the god of merchants and commerce, among other things.<ref>Template:Citation</ref> On May 15 merchants would sprinkle their heads, their ships and merchandise, and their businesses with water taken from the well at Porta Capena.<ref>Ovid, Fasti 5.673-680.</ref>