A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.
Source: Webster's dictionaryBroughton, pg. 299 Bringmann, pg. 272 Soon after assuming office together, the Lupercalia festival was held on 15 February 44 BC. Source: Internet
Some authors claim that Gelasius replaced Lupercalia with the "Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary," but researcher Oruch says that there is no written record of Gelasius ever intending a replacement of Lupercalia. Source: Internet
Deviations from Plutarch * Shakespeare makes Caesar's triumph take place on the day of Lupercalia (15 February) instead of six months earlier. Source: Internet
References in art Caesar Refuses the Diadem (1894), when it was offered by Mark Antony during the Lupercalia Horace 's Ode III, 18 describes Lupercalia. Source: Internet
Some researchers, such as Kellog and Cox, have made a separate claim that the modern customs of Saint Valentine's Day originate from Lupercalia customs. Source: Internet
William Shakespeare 's play Julius Caesar begins during the Lupercalia, with the tradition described above. Source: Internet