Canna Intrat (Entry of the Reed) was celebrated on March 15 as part of Cybele's spring festival cycle, commemorating how the infant Attis was found among reeds beside a river. Priests carried reeds into the Magna Mater's temple, beginning the ceremonies leading to Attis's death and resurrection. In poetry, Canna Intrat symbolizes mythological origins, ritual beginnings, and the natural elements in sacred narrative, appearing in works exploring the Attis legend, reed symbolism, infancy tales, and the way mystery cults structured complex ritual sequences that unfolded mythological narratives across multiple days creating immersive sacred drama.

Canna Intrat commemorates the infant Attis's discovery among reeds, integrating Near Eastern mythology into Roman religious practice. The festival's March timing places it within the larger cycle of Cybele and Attis celebrations, connecting it to death and resurrection themes. Understanding Canna Intrat helps contextualize Roman adoption of Eastern mystery religions and their emotional, mythologically-driven ritual cycles. The reed imagery provides poetic symbolism for hidden divinity, natural concealment, and miraculous discovery.