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Lupercalia

Lupercalia, also known as Lupercal, was a pastoral festival of Ancient Rome observed annually on February 15 to purify the city, promoting health and fertility. Lupercalia was also known as dies Februatus, after the purification instruments called februa, the basis for the month named Februarius.

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Celebrations
feasting
Date
February 15
Observances
sacrifices of goats and a dog by the Luperci; offering of cakes by the Vestals; fertility rite in which the goatskin-clad Luperci strike women who wish to conceive
Observed by
Roman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Roman Empire
Type
Classical Roman religion

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related to Further reading · 36
Lupercalia → Ancient Christianity, Authority, Beard, Berlin, Bruce, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Chicago Press, Christians, Comparative Perspectives, Construction, Corrosion, De Gruyter, History, In Remus, John, Julius Caesar, Lincoln, Markus, Mary
related to history · 28
Lupercalia → After February, Arcadia, Evander, Februa, Greek, Hirpi Sorani, Italy, Luperci, Mart, Mt, Nemausus, Nîmes, Of, Olympic, Pallantium, Praeneste, Roman, Roman Lupercalia, Rome, Sabine
related to Name · 26
Lupercalia → Ancient Greek, Arcadian Lykaia, Etruscan, Evander, Faunus, Februa, Februarius, February, Februata, Februatus, Februlis, Februus, Greek, Greeks, It, Juno Februalis, Justin, Latin, Lycaean, Lycaean Pan
related to Priesthoods · 22
Lupercalia → Arcadian, Assassination, Augustus, BC, Each, Evander, Fabia, Fabiani, Imperial, In, Juliani, Julius Caesar, Luperci, Mark Antony, Quinctia, Quinctiliani, Remus, Romulus, The, The Lupercalia
related to Bibliography · 13
Lupercalia → Classical Philology, Doctoral, Fifth Century, Franklin, January, Julius Caesar, Liebler, Naomi Conn, Retrieved, S2CID, The Lupercalia, The Ritual Ground, William
related to Sacrifice and fertility rites · 13
Lupercalia → After, An, At, Flamen, In Plutarch's, Jupiter's, Lupercal, Luperci, Palatine, Roman Empire, The, Their, Vestal Virgins
related to Legacy · 12
Lupercalia → Caesar, Calpurnia, Februarius, February, Februus, Horace's Ode III, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Roman, The, The Roman, William Shakespeare's
related to External links · 4
Lupercalia → Dictionary, Greek, Roman Antiquities, William Smith
Celebrations · 1
Lupercalia → feasting
Date · 1
Lupercalia → February 15

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roman festival lupercal luperci february caesar rome also known name online cave julius ancient februa romulus fertility pp purification month

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LupercaliaCelebrationsfeasting1.00infobox
LupercaliaDateFebruary 151.00infobox
LupercaliaObservancessacrifices of goats and a dog by the Luperci; offering of cakes by the Vestals; fertility rite in which the goatskin-clad Luperci strike women who wish to conceive1.00infobox
LupercaliaObserved byRoman Kingdom, Roman Republic, Roman Empire1.00infobox
LupercaliaTypeClassical Roman religion1.00infobox
Lupercaliarelated to BibliographyFranklin0.60section
Lupercaliarelated to BibliographyThe Lupercalia0.60section
Lupercaliarelated to BibliographyDoctoral0.60section
Lupercaliarelated to BibliographyWilliam0.60section
Lupercaliarelated to BibliographyJanuary0.60section
Lupercaliarelated to BibliographyFifth Century0.60section
Lupercaliarelated to BibliographyClassical Philology0.60section

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