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Roman festival celebrated 15 Feb. It took
place at the Lupercal, the cave where Romulus
and Remus were supposedly suckled by the wolf
(lupus). Lupercalia included feasting,
dancing, and sacrificing goats. Priests ran
round the city carrying whips made from the
hides of the sacrificed goats, a blow from
which was believed to cure sterility in
women.