Lupercalia came before Valentine's Day

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CREDITS
Lupercalia festival image (color)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Camasei-lupercales-prado.jpg/1024px-Camasei-lupercales-prado.jpg

Lupercalia festival image (monochromatic)
https://www.thoughtco.com/the-roman-festival-of-lupercalia-121029

Lupercus image
Pã (Lupércio ou Lupercus em Roma) é o deus dos bosques, do… | Flickr

Men sacrificing goats
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/02/06/the-roman-festival-lupercalia-is-thought-to-be-the-origins-of-valentines-day-where-men-sacrificed-goats-and-made-whips-from-their-skins-while-women-would-line-up-to-receive-lashes-as-part-o/?chrome=1