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Lupercalia
[ loo-per-key-lee-uh, 鈥-keyl-yuh ]
noun
- a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
Lupercalia
/ 藢濒耻藧辫蓽藧藞办别瑟濒瑟蓹 /
noun
- an ancient Roman festival of fertility, celebrated annually on Feb 15 See also Saint Valentine's Day
Derived Forms
- 藢尝耻辫别谤藞肠补濒颈补苍, adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of Lupercalia1
Example Sentences
Historians believe that Valentine's Day is rooted in the Roman love and fertility festival, Lupercalia, and was a move by Gelasius I to Christianise pagan traditions.
Some believe that Valentine鈥檚 Day is an offshoot from the ancient festival of Lupercalia, a raucous Roman fertility rite held in the middle of February.
Lewis also shared with Fox News the story of the pagan celebration Lupercalia.
She explained that Lupercalia was celebrated in Rome between February 13鈥15 to stave off evil and celebrate fertility.
Chapter 14, 鈥淟upercalia,鈥 finds Sabrina and Nick taking part in the Academy鈥檚 annual celebration of teenage debauchery.
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