ante diem vii idus maias

• Lemuria (day 1) — a festival involving assorted rituals to keep the ghosts of one’s ancestors happy

The incipit of a piece from some small town newspaper in Ontario:

The ancient Greeks had a saying: “Carpe diem,” which means “Capture the day” or “seize the moment.”

That is precisely what the Pembroke Lumber Kings want to do tonight when they take on the Camrose Kodiaks in a semifinal game at the Royal Bank Cup, Canada’s national Junior A hockey championship. [etc.]

• via Win or go home for Pembroke – The Daily Observer – Ontario, CA.

… more evidence of the general lack of basic Classical knowledge up here in the Great White North, alas …

• Bibliographies: Ancient Rhetoric | Ancient World Open Bibliographies.

A report from a participant:

• via: ‘Iliad’ Gets a Reading of Epic Proportions | Patch.

In recent years the Washington Post has been sponsoring a ‘Peep Show’ wherein contestants use Peeps to recreate famous (or not so famous) scenes … here’s one from the Aeneid … I admit having to look at it for a while before figuring it out:

The official description:

The famous scene from “The Aeneid” was created by professor Virginia Haufler, 51, of Silver Spring, and the wooden Trojan Peep was constructed by her sister Marge Haufler, 48, who lives in Conshohocken, Pa. Marge mailed the Trojan Peep to Virginia, who whipped up the rest in a weekend. “Everyone particularly liked Helen of Troy sitting in the corner overseeing the scene, with her gold belt and flowing hair,” Virginia says.

• Peeps Show II – The Washington Post.

There are about 40 different scenes there (not Aeneid-related) … maybe this can be a class project for someone.