Welcome back, Witches! This week, we’re heading to Ancient Rome for Part 3 of our Sabbats of Ancient Civilizations series! 🏛️✨ We’re diving into Lupercalia, Parentalia, and Feralia—festivals of purification, passion, and honoring the dead. 🐺🩸🕯️
From wild rites to ancestral reverence, we’ll explore the roots and magic of these Roman holidays—and how their themes still echo in modern practice.
So get in, Loser—we’re summoning wolves and paying respects in true Roman fashion. 🌹⚰️

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References:

1. Natasha Sheldon (2019). Appeasing the Ancestors: The Parentalia and Feralia. History and Archaeology Online. https://historyandarchaeologyonline.com/appeasing-the-ancestors-the-parentalia-and-feralia/
2. Patti Wigington (2019). The Parentalia Festival. Learn Religions. https://www.learnreligions.com/the-roman-parentalia-festival-2562141
3. Camilla Laurentine (2014). February Rites: Parentalia, Feralia and Caristia. Foxglove & Firmitas. https://camillalaurentine.com/2014/02/07/february-rites-parentalia-feralia-and-caristia/
4. Nellist, Helen Charlie. Lupercalia and its Relationship to Valentine’s Day. https://www.vindolanda.com/blog/lupercalia
5. Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Lupercalia. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lupercalia
6. Arya, Darius. The American institute for Roman Culture, Lupercalia “Ancient Rome Live. (2024) https://ancientromelive.org/lupercalia/