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Valentine’s Day is a celebration of love. It’s synonymous with owers, candy, cards, and cupid. Florists and chocolatiers all over the world rejoice, as the bulk of their business takes place in the days leading up to the holiday. As you dash into the supermarket twenty minutes before your dinner date, praying that they will still have a heart-shaped box of candy, or a bouquet of owers that doesn’t look half dead, because you’re the procrastination champ, have you ever stopped to ponder just how this whole thing got started in the ďŹ rst place? You may be surprised to learn that the origin of the holiday is anything but sweet. It goes back to ancient times, when pagan festivals, martyrs, and executions were common. It could be that instead of representing hearts or passion, the color red associated with Valentine’s Day may actually represent blood spill. However, no one really knows for sure, and there are several legends associated with the holiday.
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One of these legends describes the third century fertility festival known as Lupercalia, occurring in mid-February. Roman priests would sacriďŹ ce a goat, tear the hide into strips dipped in blood, and head to the streets, spanking women with them, in hopes of making them more fertile. Later the young women in the city placed their names in an urn. The young men drew out names and were then paired with their selection for one year. Many of those pairings resulted in marriage. Another tale mentions two different priests named St. Valentinus, both of whom were martyred. One was said to be a priest in third century Rome where Emperor Claudius II outlawed marriage for young men, thinking that they would make better soldiers than husbands. St. Valentinus felt that was unjust, so he continued to perform marriages in secret until he was discovered and executed. The second St. Valentinus is said to have penned a letter to his jailer’s daughter, who had visited him during his incarceration. He allegedly signed it, “From your Valentine,â€? hence the origin of the expression still used today. The next connection to romance appears about 1,000 years later when English Poet Geoffrey Chaucer penned the poem, “Parliament of Foules,â€? describing the mating ritual of birds that occurred each February. The English adopted the correlation, and over the next few centuries used February 14th as a day to write love notes to their mates. This eventually led to the mass production of paper Valentines, and the idea spread to other countries, including France, Australia, and of course, the United States. In addition to cards and paper greetings, we now shower our romantic partners with all manner of gifts. Of course, owers and candy are traditional staples, but our creativity has expanded to include a diverse assortment of unique gifts. Internet searches yield innovative items such as heart-shaped tea bags, hot chocolate on a stick that melts in milk or water, personalized bobble heads, or 3-D photo lamps. Hopefully you will avoid a gift catastrophe similar to one that a friend of mine encountered. She loves wine, but lamented about how drinking wine counteracts her weight loss attempts. On a recent Valentine’s Day, her wellintentioned husband proudly presented her with a wine glass that said something like. “Inside me is a skinny woman trying to get out, but I keep her quiet with a glass of wine.â€? Here’s some friendly advice: before you head down the disastrous path that my friend’s husband took, you’d be much better off to run to the supermarket and snag those owers, or that heart-shaped candy box. You certainly don’t want a Valentine’s Day reminiscent of ancient times! Written by Loretta McCollum Comments and Feedback: darthmom91@gmail.com