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St. Valentine's Day Lupercalia

Published on Feb 14, 2017

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St Valentine's Day

Lupercalia's influence

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From Feb. 13 to 15, the Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia.

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The men sacrificed a goat and a dog, then whipped women with the hides of the animals they had just slain.

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The Roman romantics had drunk wine and were not wearing clothes

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Young women would actually line up for the men to hit them. They believed this would make them fertile.

The holiday included a matchmaking lottery, in which young men drew the names of women from a jar.

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The couple would then be dates for the festival and even longer if the match was right.

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The ancient Romans may also be responsible for the name of our modern day of love.

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Emperor Claudius II executed two men — both named Valentine — on Feb. 14 of different years in the 3rd century A.D.

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Their martyrdom was honored by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St. Valentine's Day.

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As the years went on, the holiday grew sweeter. Chaucer and Shakespeare romanticized it in their work, and it gained popularity throughout Britain and the rest of Europe. Handmade paper cards became the tokens of love in the Middle Ages.

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St Valentine's Day

From Feb. 13 to 15, the Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia.

The men sacrificed a goat and a dog, then whipped women with the hides of the animals they had just slain.

The Roman romantics had drunk wine and were not wearing clothes

Young women would actually line up for the men to hit them. They believed this would make them fertile.

The holiday included a matchmaking lottery, in which young men drew the names of women from a jar.

The couple would then be dates for the festival and even longer if the match was right.

The ancient Romans may also be responsible for the name of our modern day of love.

Emperor Claudius II executed two men — both named Valentine — on Feb. 14 of different years in the 3rd century A.D.

Their martyrdom was honored by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St. Valentine's Day.

As the years went on, the holiday grew sweeter. Chaucer and Shakespeare romanticized it in their work, and it gained popularity throughout Britain and the rest of Europe. Handmade paper cards became the tokens of love in the Middle Ages.

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