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A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.

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What roman festival is associated with valentines day?

The festival of Lupercalia is associated with Valentine's day.


When is Lupercalia the Feast of the Wolf?

February 15


What day is the feast of lupercalia celebrated?

Feb 15th


What date is feast of Lupercalia celebrated?

February 15th.


Who or what is lupercalia?

It is a big festival in Rome that is held on February 15.


Why is Lupercalia associated with Valentine's Day?

Lupercalia, or the Feast of the Wolf was held on or about the fourteenth of February in honour of the she-wolf who suckled Romulus & Remus (mythical founders of Rome) it was a Spring (or the returning of) ritual of fertility.


What other reason besides ceasar may the statue be decorated?

It was the Lupercalia, a holiday.


What did Julius Caesar tell Antony to do to Capurnia?

To make sure he touched her as he was running in the Lupercalia.


What does Antony present Caesar with at the lupiercal games?

Antony present Caesar with a crown at the festival of lupercalia.


What actors and actresses appeared in Lupercalia - 2010?

The cast of Lupercalia - 2010 includes: Stephanie Danielson as Kim Ryan Donovan as Josh Joel Haberli as Doctor Lou Provenzano as Mike Hannah Reimann as Janelle Ben Strothmann as Keith Santhe Tsetsilas as Tristen Simone Xi as Tara


How does Pope Gelasius fit into Valentine's Day?

Pope Gelasius suppressed the ancient Roman festival of the lupercalia. This was an ancient Roman festival during which worshippers gathered at a grotto on the Palatine Hill in Rome called the Lupercal, where Rome's legendary founders, Romulus and Remus, had been suckled by a wolf. There is some reason to believe that the Lupercalia was a forerunner of lupercaliaValentine's Day customs. Part of the ceremony involved putting girls' names in a box and letting boys draw them out, thus pairing them off until the next Lupercalia.


February 14 is matched with witch goddess in Roman mythology?

Juno who was honored with the ancient Festival of Lupercalia which celebrated erotic love