#February was the month of purification, for ancient #Romans.
One of the old rituals is #Lupercalia: young men (luperci) were initiated, and they hit the ground with goat-skin stripes in order to chase away evil spirits.
Also, they “hit” women because the festivity was linked with #Juno, goddess of childbirth.
#ValentinesDay is probably the #christianization of the Lupercalia festival.
In general, it is quite a busy –and complicated– month!
Read more 👉 https://godsip.club/articles/february-stars/
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@godsipclub@thefolklore.cafe @folklore@a.gup.pe @mythology@a.gup.pe The origin of Valentine’s Day is not that deep. It was created by marketing executives to sell cards, chocolates, flowers etc. February was chosen, because it didn’t have a major holiday already.
