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#lupercalia
anthim
@anthim in Status·2 years ago

You may #wonder, #Lupercalia sounds nothing like #Valentine’s Day. So, why are we discussing this?

anthim
@anthim in Status·2 years ago

Later, #Christian traditions of #Valentine’s Day #blended both, and #Lupercalia was gradually #abandoned.

anthim
@anthim in Status·2 years ago

#Lupercalia continued to be popular among #Romans who converted to #Christianity.

anthim
@anthim in Status·2 years ago

There was never a ban on #Lupercalia, even #though the #Pope didn’t want people to take part in #fertility rituals.

anthim
@anthim in Status·2 years ago

The celebration of the day happened at the same time as the popular #Roman festival #Lupercalia.

foysal
@foysal in Status·2 years ago

You may #wonder, #Lupercalia sounds nothing like #Valentine’s Day. So, why are we discussing this?

foysal
@foysal in Status·2 years ago

Later, #Christian traditions of #Valentine’s Day #blended both, and #Lupercalia was gradually #abandoned.

foysal
@foysal in Status·2 years ago

#Lupercalia continued to be popular among #Romans who converted to #Christianity.

foysal
@foysal in Status·2 years ago

There was never a ban on #Lupercalia, even #though the #Pope didn’t want people to take part in #fertility rituals.

foysal
@foysal in Status·2 years ago

The celebration of the day happened at the same time as the popular #Roman festival #Lupercalia.

furkan
@furkan in Status·2 years ago

You may #wonder, #Lupercalia sounds nothing like #Valentine’s Day. So, why are we discussing this?

furkan
@furkan in Status·2 years ago

Later, #Christian traditions of #Valentine’s Day #blended both, and #Lupercalia was gradually #abandoned.

furkan
@furkan in Status·2 years ago

#Lupercalia continued to be popular among #Romans who converted to #Christianity.

furkan
@furkan in Status·2 years ago

There was never a ban on #Lupercalia, even #though the #Pope didn’t want people to take part in #fertility rituals.

furkan
@furkan in Status·2 years ago

The celebration of the day happened at the same time as the popular #Roman festival #Lupercalia.

novel
@novel in Status·2 years ago

You may #wonder, #Lupercalia sounds nothing like #Valentine’s Day. So, why are we discussing this?

novel
@novel in Status·2 years ago

Later, #Christian traditions of #Valentine’s Day #blended both, and #Lupercalia was gradually #abandoned.

novel
@novel in Status·2 years ago

#Lupercalia continued to be popular among #Romans who converted to #Christianity.

novel
@novel in Status·2 years ago

There was never a ban on #Lupercalia, even #though the #Pope didn’t want people to take part in #fertility rituals.

novel
@novel in Status·2 years ago

The celebration of the day happened at the same time as the popular #Roman festival #Lupercalia.

mehedi
@mehedi in Status·2 years ago

The celebration of the day happened at the same time as the popular #Roman festival #Lupercalia.

mehedi
@mehedi in Status·2 years ago

There was never a ban on #Lupercalia, even #though the #Pope didn’t want people to take part in #fertility rituals.

mehedi
@mehedi in Status·2 years ago

#Lupercalia continued to be popular among #Romans who converted to #Christianity.

mehedi
@mehedi in Status·2 years ago

Later, #Christian traditions of #Valentine’s Day #blended both, and #Lupercalia was gradually #abandoned.

mehedi
@mehedi in Status·2 years ago

You may #wonder, #Lupercalia sounds nothing like #Valentine’s Day. So, why are we discussing this?

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

The celebration of the day happened at the same time as the popular #Roman festival #Lupercalia.

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

There was never a ban on #Lupercalia, even #though the #Pope didn’t want people to take part in #fertility rituals.

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

#Lupercalia continued to be popular among #Romans who converted to #Christianity.

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

Later, #Christian traditions of #Valentine’s Day #blended both, and #Lupercalia was gradually #abandoned.

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

You may #wonder, #Lupercalia sounds nothing like #Valentine’s Day. So, why are we discussing this?

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

The rituals of #Lupercalia might #shock us today. Holy men raced through the streets naked, smacking #ladies with #bloody hides of the sacrificed animals.

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

In #Rome, people devoted the #Lupercalia festival to #pregnant #women.

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

Before #Valentine’s Day, in #Rome, there was a popular festival called #Lupercalia that was all about good #health and #fertility.

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

Historians think that #Valentine’s day may have merged with the #festival of #Lupercalia.

kangkung
@kangkung in Status·2 years ago

Before we get into the story of St. #Valentine, it’s important to talk about the #Roman #festival of #Lupercalia, which took place on February 15th every year.