Profs & Pints DC: The Pagan Roots of Late Winter Holidays
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Washington, DC, United StatesProfs and Pints DC presents: “The Pagan Roots of Late Winter Holidays,” a look at how ancient fertility rituals, Roman myths, and early challenges to Christianity gave us Valentine’s Day and Mardi Gras, with Larissa “Kat” Tracy, professor of medieval literature at Longwood University. On the surface, at least, the holidays we celebrate near the […]