| The popular and threatening cult for the Romans was the Egyptian cult of Isis, which was periodically outlawed and their adherents persecuted. The festival of Isis where her image is carried to the sea-shore to bless the start of the sailing season, was called the "Carrus Navalis" and many believe this is the true origin of the word "Carnival" not the "Farewell to the flesh" from the Latin roots, carne [meat] and vale [farewell] which has been popularized. The inability to manage the cult of Isis was a major impetus for the Roman Emperors to find a workable arrangement with the hierarchy of the Catholic church. see www.carnaval.com/isis | ||
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