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[\#February](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/February) was the month of purification, for ancient [#Romans](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Romans). One of the old rituals is [#Lupercalia](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Lupercalia): young men (luperci) were initiated, and they hit the ground with goat-skin stripes in order to chase away evil spirits. Also, they "hit" women because the festivity was linked with [#Juno](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Juno), goddess of childbirth. [\#ValentinesDay](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/ValentinesDay) is probably the [#christianization](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/christianization) of the Lupercalia festival. In general, it is quite a busy –and complicated– month! Read more 👉 [https://godsip.club/articles/february-stars/](https://godsip.club/articles/february-stars/) [\#Folklore](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Folklore) [#Rome](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/Rome) [#History](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/History) [@folklore](https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore) [#folklorethursday](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/folklorethursday) [#mythology](https://thefolklore.cafe/tags/mythology) [@mythology](https://a.gup.pe/u/mythology)
In this Japanese folktale, a man wants to live forever and finds himself transported to a land of eternal life. After 300 years he realises immortality is actually quite boring, and so he returns home with a new outlook on life. Full tale and art at the link below. [https://www.curiousordinary.com/2022/07/man-not-want-die.html](https://www.curiousordinary.com/2022/07/man-not-want-die.html) [\#MythologyMonday](https://mas.to/tags/MythologyMonday) [#mythology](https://mas.to/tags/mythology) [#folklore](https://mas.to/tags/folklore) [#JapaneseFolklore](https://mas.to/tags/JapaneseFolklore) [@folklore](https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore)
“I sometimes feel as if there is a great chain of stories that links us all through the ages. And each link in the chain is a gift received and passed on in turn.” S.F. Said I saw this quote at an exhibition and fell in love with it. A part of me also wants to swap the word stories for recipes which I feel is also valid. [\#Stories](https://mstdn.social/tags/Stories) [#Storytelling](https://mstdn.social/tags/Storytelling) [#Storyteller](https://mstdn.social/tags/Storyteller) [#Folklore](https://mstdn.social/tags/Folklore) [@folklore](https://a.gup.pe/u/folklore) [#recipe](https://mstdn.social/tags/recipe)