[\#February](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/February) was the month of purification, for ancient [#Romans](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Romans). One of the old rituals is [#Lupercalia](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/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](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Juno), goddess of childbirth. [\#ValentinesDay](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/ValentinesDay) is probably the [#christianization](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/christianization) of the Lupercalia festival. In general, it is quite a busy –and complicated– month! Read more 👉 [https://godsip.club/articles/february-stars/](https://godsip.club/articles/february-stars/) [\#Folklore](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Folklore) [#Rome](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Rome) [#History](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/History) [@folklore](https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore) [#folklorethursday](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/folklorethursday) [#mythology](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/mythology) [@mythology](https://a.gup.pe/u/mythology)