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The Romans's Belief That Spirits, Beside Gods
Romans believed that spirits, beside gods, protected them, their homes, even the river and trees.
The Romans had a spirit for everything in their household, even there cupboards.
To ask for blessing they would throw some foo into a fire to offer to these spirits.
When a festival came, the families would make wooden dolls of themselves for blessings. If a doll had a ball connected to it, it resembled a slave they

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