Social Life & Religion

"Aemilia descended the stairs to the bottom floor of the house. Breakfast was a simple, family affair, immediately followed by a time of worship at the house's lararium. It was her husband, Valerius Claudius Aurelius, who initiated this, signaling to her and the children to take the plates of offerings from the waiting servants and follow him to the atrium. There stood the small shrine, beautifully decorated in respect to the lares of the house. A few moments of silence passed as the family each took a piece of fruit and a flower from the plates and placed it on the base of the shrine. Her husband broke the quiet of the atrium with prayers, followed word for word by Aemilia and her children who stood behind him, heads bowed to the shrine and the gods of the household. 
"A short time later, Aemilia was free to go out. She donned her blue palla and led the way out of the house, followed by a pack of attendants. The gardens were only a short walk away, located right outside of the city baths. As they walked, a stall at the side of the street caught Aemilia's eye. It was packed with exquisite fabrics in all sorts of hues. Some silks even hung there, blowing in the wind. Aemilia strode over eagerly, letting her slender fingers brush over the soft, elegant fabric. After exchanging a few words with the shopkeeper, two rolls of silk were packed up and handed to her waiting attendants. Pleased with her purchase, Aemilia continued on her way to the gardens. 
"Bright green grass greeted Aemilia, broken only by brick pathways that wound through the garden and around the walls of the baths. Flowers in bright colors dotted plots of dirt, and trees climbed to the sky like columns. Across the grass, Aemilia spotted two of her friends and gave a wave in greeting before striding over to them."

Women had much more social freedom in the Imperial Era than ever before. They were allowed to attend dinner parties, take advantage of the baths that Rome was so famous for, and even go to the theater or games.
A shopping trip was not entirely uncommon for wealthy women, though they often sent their servants to do the shopping instead. On nice days, a trip to the baths or the surrounding gardens might have been in order. Of course, they could only visit the baths when it was open to women!

Lararium, photo from www.historylearningsite.co.uk

At home, religious activities were run by the paterfamilias.

This shrine, or lararium, was found in a house in Pompeii. Such shrines were built to specific deities, known as lares, who were deemed the protectors of that household. Every day, the paterfamilias would lead the family in prayers at the shrine, accompanied by offerings. Lares were very important to Roman families, sometimes even more revered than the state or public gods. For some people in the Empire, religion was practiced in a different way.Follow this link to watch a clip of a video about a woman's religious life in Ancient Pompeii.

SOURCES:

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ancient-rome/ancient-rome-and-religion/
https://www.ancient.eu/article/637/roman-daily-life/
Usborne Internet-Linked Romans by Anthony Marks and Graham Tingay, pages 34 & 60-61
https://ed.ted.com/lessons/four-sisters-in-ancient-rome-ray-laurence