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Definition of Lupercalia

Lupercalia
Lupercalia Lu`per*ca"li*a, n. pl. [L. luperealis, fr. Lupercus the Lycean Pan, so called fr. lupus a wolf, because he kept off the wolves.] (Rom. Antiq.) A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.

Meaning of Lupercalia from wikipedia

- 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...
- century, some seven hundred years after celebration of Lupercalia is believed to have ceased. Lupercalia was a festival local to the city of Rome. The more...
- ongoing debate about a connection to the ancient Roman festival of the Lupercalia. In Gr**** mythology, Apollo's mother Leto is reported to have given birth...
- Lupercalia is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf, released on 20 June 2011 by Hideout, a subsidiary of Mercury Records. Formerly...
- animals. Every year on 15 February in honor of him, the Romans held the Lupercalia. He was an ancient Italian god, worshipped by shepherds as the promoter...
- Luperci, the priests of Faunus, celebrated certain ceremonies of the Lupercalia at the cave, from the earliest days of the City until at least 494 AD...
- 98 (1): 89–109. Retrieved 14 December 2016. Tennant, PMW (1988). "The Lupercalia and the Romulus and Remus Legend" (PDF). Acta classical. ****I: 81–93....
- certainly not introduced by Pope Gelasius to suppress the excesses of the Lupercalia," (referencing J.P. Migne, Missale Gothi****, 691) The 1911 Encyclopædia...
- ancient god Cupid, and the Saint's feast day to be an updated version of Lupercalia, a fertility festival celebrated in February by ancient Romans. Although...
- on 6 December 2010. He also announced that Lupercalia would be released in May 2011. Wolf released Lupercalia 20 June 2011 worldwide (excluding USA, where...