The abolition of the Lupercalia

Apparently there is a (false) legend that Valentine's Day derives from the ancient Roman festival of the Lupercalia.  I admit that I had never heard this one -- but the excellent Bill Thayer has gone to some trouble to research it, so clearly it does.

He has also added an article from Classical Philology about the festival in the 5th century here....

https://www.roger-pearse.com/weblog/2011/03/17/the-abolition-of-the-lupercalia/

#Ancient world #Lupercalia

🪷 #Lupercalia ceremonies at the Hollywood Temple of #Antinous tonight drew worshipers globally via Zoom. Priest #AntoniusSubia's #Lupercale blessing: "May #Antinoos flood our hearts with his power and presence. May he always be with us!" More images: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/02/antinous-priests-convene-worldwide-to.html 🪷

Did you have a website? I had a website (still have, actually). And I use the archive.org Wayback Machine to look up things from… way back :o)

I was looking for my first #Lupercalia info, when I thought every fur knew about the day (but no, they didn’t, nor was there any discussion in the chat rooms I visited). This is a screenshot from my site: February 18, 1999, coincidentally a #YearOfTheRabbit as well.

Happy #Lupercalia
#furry

Lupercalia commemorates the personal liberties of bodily autonomy, sexual liberation, and reproduction. In keeping with tradition, February 13th and 14th are observed as days of feast before the holiday on the 15th.

#lupercalia

@johnlogic

It certainly looks like it has lost its popularity, but we're on an upward trend. 👍

#Lupercalia

Wishing a merry #Lupercalia to all! If you are out purifying today, please wrap up as warm as possible under the circumstances, and please remember not to offer any blessings of fertility within a two hundred metre radius of the railway embankment, where they've only just got rid of the Japanese knotweed.

This week our Christian friends are also celebrating! It is the sabbat of St. Ventolin, patron saint of asthmatics.

#InsularKingdoms

#Lupercalia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia?wprov=sfla1

Oggi è l'ultimo giorno dei #Lupercalia, voi come festeggiate?

Felix Lupercalia!

…is probably not what anyone in ancient Rome would’ve said at this time of year!

But I wish you a Happy #Lupercalia all the same!

You may have heard the term bandied around a bit the last couple of days, or at this time of year previously. So here’s a quick primer on Lupercalia if you’re not familiar. 👇🐺

#FelixLupercalia
#Rome
#RomanPaganism
#NotAnAcademic
#OrAReconstructionist

https://squall-lines.net/2023/02/15/roman-festival-notes-lupercalia/

A chorus of yotes greeted the pup and I this morning on our walk. It’s their mating season and the packs are active. Rarely seen, often heard.
Happy #Lupercalia!

I dag: Romersk, men avgjort ikke katolsk: #Lupercalia, fruktbarhetsfest som har noe med ulver å gjøre. Den kalles også dies februatus, renselsesdagen, og har altså gitt navn til hele måneden. #merkedag #høytid

Hey it’s #lupercalia today !
Hail Satan 🤘

#GutenMorgen.🌞

Heute sind die #Lupercalia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKuB-nRas7s

After witnessing some very bad singing telegrams today I've decided that my friends and I should make good on our threat to 'take back Lupercalia' if Valentine's Day gets just a tiny bit more annoying.
#lupercalia

🪷 Happy #Lupercalia on 15 Feb! Hey, let's all strip naked, don #wolf pelts and spritz virgins with "milk" as we run around the 7 hills of Rome. Select Patrician boys and men did this. Maybe #Antinous did this too as #Hadrian proudly looked on. Read: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/02/antinous-and-lupercalia.html 🪷

🪷 15 Feb: #Antinous ran the #Lupercalia & #Hadrian enjoyed watching him, at least in #MartinCampbell's acclaimed historical novel #TheLoveGod about the life of #Antinoos. Read this passage (1 minute): https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/02/antinous-runs-in-lupercalia-in-martin.html 🪷

Generally, don't celebrate V day or Lupercalia, but I want to say "Happy Palentines Day" . I love you. You deserve love. Take time to love you and things about you. ❤️ So Happy Palentines Day, pals. #palentinesday #love #ValentinesDay #lupercalia #expandlove

🪷 The 15 Feb #Lupercalia is the ancient rite of spring when young nobles stripped off naked except for fur pelts and ran around the Palatine flinging rawhide strips at females. It's intriguing to think #Antinous possibly took part in the rites. Read: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/02/antinous-and-lupercalia.html 🪷

🪷 On 15 Feb the #Lupercalia begins! #RomulusandRemus take their dear old mom out for a Lupercalia drive. Such devoted sons #Romulus and #Remus were to their beloved #Lupa she wolf adoptive mother: https://antinousstars.blogspot.com/2023/02/antinous-and-lupercalia.html 🪷

#Valentine's Day - the very very boring version of #Lupercalia.

Yet another #pagan celebration stolen by the #Catholic church to force pagans indoors.

If we're going to celebrate either of the men named #Valentine that were executed on the 14th, it'd be more appropriate to throw stones at people.