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NJFemmie · 02-15-2010, 08:45 AM

Lupercalia was an ancient Roman festival between February 13th and 15th in honor of Lupa, the mythical wolf that nurtured founders of Rome, Remus and Romulus into adulthood. The festival involved a three day feast, animal sacrifice and a series of cleansing rituals in order to improve fertility and was so popular that even when Roman Empire converted to Christianity, Lupercalia was still widely celebrated. In order to change the pagan rituals into a more Christian celebration, Roman emperors might have tried to combine two festivals in one and were quite successful at that.

02-15-2010, 08:45 AM	#11
NJFemmie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: The original lime-twisted femme Preferred Pronoun?: I answer to most things, especially lesbian. Relationship Status: Still loving my Mare ;) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,683 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,343 Thanked 11,419 Times in 2,976 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Today is .... history 101 Lupercalia was an ancient Roman festival between February 13th and 15th in honor of Lupa, the mythical wolf that nurtured founders of Rome, Remus and Romulus into adulthood. The festival involved a three day feast, animal sacrifice and a series of cleansing rituals in order to improve fertility and was so popular that even when Roman Empire converted to Christianity, Lupercalia was still widely celebrated. In order to change the pagan rituals into a more Christian celebration, Roman emperors might have tried to combine two festivals in one and were quite successful at that. __________________