We’re in the mid-February crush of holidays: the Feast of Lupercalia (13th-15th), Valentine’s Day (14th), Presidents Day in the U.S. (16th, today), and the movable feast of Mardi Gras (17th this year). Lupercalia coincides with the ides of February; time to sacrifice goat and dog. From Wikipedia: Lupercalia was a very ancient, possibly pre-Roman pastoral … Continue reading The Ides of February