The Lupercalia festival was partly in honor of Lupa, the she-wolf who suckled the infant orphans.
The festival began with the sacrifice by the Luperci (or the flamen dialis) of two male goats and a dog.[7] Next two young patrician Luperci were led to the altar, to be anointed on their foreheads with the sacrificial blood, which was wiped off the bloody knife with wool soaked in milk, after which they were expected to smile and laugh.
This was Valentine's Day before "Valentine's Day." Enjoy your dumb chocolate hearts and greeting cards. My flower shop is sold out of roses (800+ and only two of us to process them), morale is low, and this florist is exhausted. You can bother me again on Mother's Day, but until then I'll be sleeping off this awful holiday. (and yes I am fully aware that I am biting the hand that feeds me.)
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