Later, the priests ran around a hill and hit women with strips of goat-skin, which was said to make the women fertile.
According to Festus the people associatd with this event were also known as "crepi," perhaps because they used something known as a "februum." It began with a sacrifice of goats and a dog, after which two men had their foreheads marked with a bloody knife and then had the blood wiped away with wool which had been soaked in milk. Later, the priests ran around a hill and hit women with strips of goat-skin, which was said to make the women fertile. Held annually on February 15, it was associated with Faunus as well as with the legendary creature who nursed Romulus and Remus. FTP, name this Roman festival whose name comes from the Latin for "wolf."
According to Festus the people associatd with this event were also known as "crepi," perhaps because they used something known as a "februum.
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