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February
February Feb"ru*a*ry, n. [L. Februarius, orig., the month of
expiation, because on the fifteenth of this month the great
feast of expiation and purification was held, fr. februa,
pl., the Roman festival or purification; akin to februare to
purify, expiate.]
The second month in the year, said to have been introduced
into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month
contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year,
it has twenty-nine days.
FebruationFebruation Feb`ru*a"tion, n. [L. februatio. See february.]
Purification; a sacrifice. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Meaning of Februa from wikipedia
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purification instruments called februa, the
basis for the
month named Februarius. The
festival was
originally known as
Februa ("Purifications" or "Purgings")...
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Hamadryas februa, the gray (or grey) cracker, is a
species of
cracker butterfly in the
family Nymphalidae. It is
found from
Argentina north through tropical...
- of the more
ancient Februa, also Februalia,
festival of
washing and purification. Februus' holy
month was
Februarius (of
Februa),
hence the
English ′′February′′...
- A
festival said to be of Juno
Februata or Juno
Februa,
though it does not
appear in Ovid's Fasti, was
described by
Alban Butler,
famous as the
author of...
- March.
Others are uncertain.
February may
derive from the
Februa festival or its
eponymous februa ("purifications,
expiatory offerings"),
whose name may...
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Latin term februum,
which means "purification", via the
purification ritual Februa held on
February 15 (full moon) in the old
lunar Roman calendar. January...
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Cartagogena februa is a
species of moth of the
family Tortricidae. It is
found in
Costa Rica. The
wingspan is
about 24 mm.
Wikimedia Commons has media...
- "Art and
propaganda -
historical depictions of
Jewish people". Chevarim.
Februa: 2–10. Bertman,
Stephen (2009). "The
Antisemitic Origin of Michelangelo's...
- as the name "February"
which derives from the
Roman purification rite,
Februa. In the
Irish calendar, the
names of the
months in the
Irish language refer...
- Februarius,
fully Mensis Februarius ("month of
Februa"), was the
shortest month of the
Roman calendar from
which the
Julian and
Gregorian month of February...
