During this event, priests dressed in goatskins and would sacrifice two goats and a dog, rubbing the blood on their foreheads.
Some participants in this event consumed cakes prepared by the Vestal Virgins, and after one part of this ceremony people were required to laugh hysterically. During this event, priests dressed in goatskins and would sacrifice two goats and a dog, rubbing the blood on their foreheads. During this event, (*) youths would strip naked and run around the city, and women would stick out their hands and ask to be whipped by the men in order to increase fertility. For 10 points, identify this fertility and cleansing festival, a precursor to Valentine's Day, held on February 15.
Some participants in this event consumed cakes prepared by the Vestal Virgins, and after one part of this ceremony people were required to laugh hysterically.
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