The Roman Festival of Floralia

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Drama, Alternative Health, Fiction, Health & Fitness, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids

4.6 • 10.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Narrator: Heather Foster 🇺🇸 Writer: Jo Steer ✍️ Sound design: crickets 🌾 Includes mentions of: Spring, Walking, Religious Traditions, Travel, History. Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’re returning to the grand and familiar Library of Time, which will transport us to Ancient Rome. There, we'll visit the Temple of the Goddess Flora and see how the Romans celebrated the Festival of Floralia. 😴 Watch, listen, and comment on this episode on the Get Sleepy YouTube channel. Hit subscribe while you're there! Enjoy various playlists of our stories and meditations on our Slumber Studios Spotify profile. Support our Sponsors Check out the great products and deals from Get Sleepy sponsors: getsleepy.com/sponsors/ Support Us Get Sleepy’s Premium Feed: getsleepy.com/support/ Get Sleepy Merchandise: getsleepy.com/store Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-sleepy/id1487513861 Connect Stay up to date on all our news and even vote on upcoming episodes! Website: getsleepy.com/ Facebook: facebook.com/getsleepypod/ Instagram: instagram.com/getsleepypod/ Twitter: twitter.com/getsleepypod Our Apps Redeem exclusive unlimited access to Premium content for 1 month FREE in our mobile apps built by the Get Sleepy and Slumber Studios team: Deep Sleep Sounds: deepsleepsounds.com/getsleepy/ Slumber: slumber.fm/getsleepy/ FAQs Have a query for us or need help with something? You might find your answer here: Get Sleepy FAQs About Get Sleepy Get Sleepy is the #1 story-telling podcast designed to help you get a great night’s rest. By combining sleep meditations with a relaxing bedtime story, each episode will guide you gently towards sleep. Get Sleepy Premium Get instant access to ad-free episodes and Thursday night bonus episodes by subscribing to our premium feed. It's easy! Sign up in two taps! Get Sleepy Premium feed includes: Monday and Wednesday night episodes (with zero ads). An exclusive Thursday night bonus episode. Access to the entire back catalog (also ad-free). Extra-long episodes. Exclusive sleep meditation episodes. Discounts on merchandise. We’ll love you forever. Get your 7-day free trial: getsleepy.com/support. Thank you so much for listening! Feedback? Let us know your thoughts! getsleepy.com/contact-us/. Get Sleepy is a production of Slumber Studios. Check out our podcasts, apps, and more at slumberstudios.com. That’s all for now. Sweet dreams ❤️ 😴 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Get Sleepy, where we listen, we relax and we get sleepy.
0:14.4	I'm your host, Thomas.
0:17.4	Thank you so much for being here.
0:21.1	Tonight's story was written by Joe.
0:24.4	He is one of our most regular contributors and we're so grateful to have her.
0:31.0	And we're equally grateful to Heather, tonight's narrator, who's soothing voice is also
0:37.4	one you can hear regularly on the show.
0:42.9	In this episode, we're returning to the Library of Time, an enchanted place where each and
0:51.0	every book connects to a different time and place, leading to some magnificent adventures
0:59.3	through history.
1:02.7	Soon we'll travel to ancient Rome and visit the Temple of the Goddess Flora.
1:11.1	We'll see how the Romans celebrate springtime at the Festival of Floralia, the ode to its
1:19.0	Goddess.
1:22.6	But first, this episode is sponsored by BetterHelp.
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