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Lupercalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lupercalia was a very ancient, possibly pre-Roman pastoral festival, observed on February 15 to avert evil spirits and purify the city, releasing health and fertility. The Lupercalia was believed in ...
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There has been diverse opinions as to the origin of Valentine's Day. Some of the most well known are mentioned below. Feast of Lupercal; This festival of love traces its origin ancient Roman Festival when the 'Feast of Lupercal' was celebrated in the honor of the Roman God of Fertility.
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Today the real origin of St. Valentine's Day is shrouded in mystery but there are ... an annual Roman celebration called The Feast of Lupercus was born. ...
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February occurred later on the ancient Roman calendar than it does today so Lupercalia was held in the spring and regarded as a festival of purification and fertility. Each year on February 15, the Luperci priests gathered on Palantine Hill at the cave of Lupercal. ... The Feast of St. Valentine and the saint lottery...
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The Roman Festivals and Games ... This feast celebrated the founding of Rome, and was held in honour of the god Pan. ... The Lupercal, where the festival was celebrated, lay at the foot of the Aventine Hill, and was where the she-wolf was reputed to have reared Romulus and Remus, the twin founders of Rome.
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The focal point of this festival was a site on the Palatine hill: the Lupercal, the cave in which, according to legend, ... The Lupercalia was so popular that it survived the onset of Christianity, but in a different form. In 494 AD, the Pope made February 15 the feast of the Purification of the Virgin Mary.;
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