Before anybody had heard of Saint Valentine to bring romance into the season, mid-February was a lusty occasion for lovesick young people. As far back as 400 years BCE, ancient Romans took part in a special sweepstake as an act of worship to their god of shepherds, Lupercus. Teenage women had their names written down [...]
Posted on February 7th, 2009 by Admin
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