The Pagan Book of Days for Tuesday, February 13th
Ides of February/Parentalia/St. MatthiasOld Leap Year’s Day
The Parentalia was the chief Roman festival of the dead which lasted until the Feralia on 21 February. St. Matthias took the place of Judas as the twelfth apostle. This is his traditional East Angian feast day.
Source
The Pagan Book of Days
Nigel Pennick
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