#February was the month of purification, for ancient #Romans.

#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!
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