High- lights Valentine's Day. Sacred to the Norse Goddess Sjofn , known for orgiastic rites and the to the Roman goddess of love, Juno Februa .
Men draw their lover's name on billets, women decorate their pillows with five bay leaves.
Norse people run through labyrinths. English carry an arch of brambles to banish unwelcome spirits. This day is also associated with Odin's son Vali , the archer God. In the Norse calendar this day is sacred to Sigfrid. Lupercalia, Roman festival celebrationg Faunus , protector of flocks and agriculture, and an oracle deity.