Latin Scholars celebrate the Restless Dead

Latin students from Form 4 and 5 recently had a great day out at The Mount School in York. They joined students from other local schools to take part in a series of activities based on the Lemuria festival: the Roman Festival of the Restless Dead. They learned how to appease these spirits by throwing beans over their shoulders and saw a real Roman soldier’s tomb! A popular activity was learning about how Roman soldiers trained, with running, marching and long-jumping (to develop stamina, discipline and strength!).