Naming and renaming pagan dates, rituals and traditions
Valentine's day was first known as Februa, a spring cleansing ritual held on the dates of February 13 through February 15. It is after this pagan ritual, which gives the month of February its name. Some time afterward, Evander reinstituted and renamed the festival Lupercalia. Lupercalia is celebrated in attempts to ward off evil spirits and purify the city; in turn releasing health and fertility. Sometime after this, it was renamed Valentine's Day. Like Easter, Lupercalia or Valentine's day is a pagan sex and fertility ritual.
The name Lupercalia is believed to carry a connection with the Ancient Greek festival of the Arcadian Lykaia. Called by several names, ie, ΛΥΚΟΣ; (Lambda, Upsilon, Kappa, Omicron, Sigma), lukos, wolf and Latin lupus, &c.. No matter what they wish to call it, it is nothing short of the worship of Lycaean Pan, the Greek Faunus, and was instituted by the diefied "hero" Evander.
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The Roman Catholic Church mutilated, twisted and convoluted each of YHVH's Shabbats. Yah's perpetual and holy days were defiled by the renaming pagan holidays.
The disgusting act of blending pagan tradition continually cons believers into praising Satan in the name of "God." It is nothing short of blasphemy.
- Samhain [Sam Hain] became Halloween
- The Winter Solstice became Christmas.
In Latin, the word 'mass' means death or funeral. The word "christmas" literally means, the death/funeral of Christ. - Imbolg became Candlemass
- Beltaine became May Day
- Lughnasadh became Lammas
- The vernal equinox is celebrated as Easter.
Lupercalia became Valentine's Day.
In Roman history, commonly misreferred to as mythology, Evander or Euander was a deific culture hero from Arcadia, Greece.
Evander is credited with bringing the Greek pantheon, laws and the alphabet to Italy. He founded the city of Pallantium which would soon thereafter become the site of Rome. He also instituted the Lupercalia which was to be celebrated between February 13-15.