Lupercalia

Meaning

A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.

Examples

Broughton, 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

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