February 1st — launch-day for the shortest month on our calendar, even though with Leap Year the month extends to 29 days instead of its customary 28. The Romans named this month Februarius, derived from februa, implying the application of “the purificatory and expiatory rituals of the month.”* Appropriate, then, that February sees both the excesses of …
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