Today is the Festival of Compitalia. This ancient Italian holiday celebrated the Lares-ancestral spirits that protect and preserve family traditions and knowledge. According to tradition, the Lares are associated with the hearth. A small Lare house was constructed by the hearth, daily prayers were spoken there, and offerings of milk, honey, and cakes were left for the spirits. If you'd like to work with the Lares today, try calling them now, on their festival day. Leave out a traditional offering and ask them to bless your hearth, family, and home.

The Lares are the guardians of the family.
Welcome to my house, bring peace and security.
On this your festival day, I do honor the past,
Bless us today, may our magical traditions last.