Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th and is thought to be connected to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia.
One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided ...
According to NPR, Lupercalia was a sacrificial ritual and festival honoring Lupa, the she-wolf who nursed and sheltered Romulus and Remus. The event was also meant to appease Lupercus, the Roman ...
To many of us, Valentine’s Day evokes memories of Valentine cards in school, fun times and often gifts of flowers. For ...
Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this ...
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Pope Gelasius declared Feb. 14 as St. Valentine’s Day in 496 AD. It was not until much later, however, that the day became ...
This day of love, Valentine’s Day, is a real oxymoron with a sordid history of beheadings, blood sacrifices, Roman, Greek and ...
The festival traces back to the 6th century B.C., and according to Roman mythology, it was to honor the Roman fertility god Lupercus and the she-wolf who nursed twin brothers Romulus and Remus ...