Members of the Luperci, a Roman priestly order, would congregate in a holy cave where the children Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, were said to have been cared for by a she-wolf or lupa, to begin the festival. <br /><br />A goat would be sacrificed for fertility, and a dog would be sacrificed for cleansing. <br /><br />They would then peel the goat's skin into strips, immerse them in the sacrificial blood, then slap both women and crop fields with the goat hide. <br /><br />Rather of being afraid of the contact of the skins, Roman women welcomed it since it was thought to make them more pregnant in the next year. <br /><br />Legend has it that later in the day, all of the city's young ladies would sign their names in a large urn. <br /><br />Each of the city's bachelors would pick a name and be partnered with his preferred wife for the year. <br /><br />These encounters frequently resulted in marriage.<br /><br />Valentines Day Quotes - Quote 3 -In All The World<br /><br />Quote By: Maya Angelou<br /><br />Music By: Aakash Gandhi - The Beauty Of Love - YouTube Audio Library
