February was for the Etruscans the god of death and purification.
Then went to Roman mythology, the name was changed to Febris and associated with healing from malaria.
The Februalia, the festivities associated with him, coincided with the Lupercalia, devoted to the Fa Faith and Febris Goddess, and for this reason the three deities were later confused. With the advent of Christianity, the echo of such cults seems to survive by juxtaposition in the cult of Santa Febronia, initially venerated on February 14, then sneaked into the day of Dies Natalis on June 25.
Its name comes from the month of February, from Latin to February 'purify'. Links externalize the wikitesto
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