Megalesia, the Roman festival of the goddess Cybele
The Festival of Megalesia (or Megalensia, Magna Mater, Ludi Megalenses) of Cybele, (Apr 4-10), ancient Rome
Magna Mater (Cybele, ‘the All-Begetting Mother, who beats a drum to mark the rhythm of life’), was the great mother and all other Roman goddesses may be seen as aspects of her.