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The Romans called Valentine's Day, Lupercalia. This holiday was all about love. In Rome, people chose suitable marriage partners by drawing names from a hat. The god Cupid played a large role in the celebration of Lupercalia and in honoring the celebration of love. Cupid was the son of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
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Bobbing for apples is a result of the Feast of Pomona. The Feast of Pomona was a Roman addition to the Celtic celebrations of Samhain, which has evolved into Halloween. Pomona was a Roman goddess and her symbol was an apple.
December 25 was originally a Roman feast. When the Romans became Christian, they "Christianized" the holiday.
His feast day is on December 6.
Vacaciones - vacation/holiday dia de fiesta - feast-day/holiday.
the feast of the epiphany
it means the start of the Easter beginning
Thanksgiving
One holiday for the middle colonies was called Gokwallbeanha. This was a feast.
The Feast of Tabernacles, also known as Sukkot, was a Jewish holiday to commemorate and give thanks for the fall harvest. It also served as a reminder of the Israelites' journey and time spent living in temporary shelters during their exodus from Egypt.
Of or pertaining to a holiday or a feast; joyous; festive.