Lupercalia, the Roman festival that is suitable for Valentine's Day celebrations reference month of February as the protection and cleaning unproductivitiy expected.
Celebration of Lupercalia, February 15 was made, and God Lupercus for 800 years, dedicated to 392 AD, when all pagan cults were prohibited by an edict of Emperor Theodosius.
It was believed that Lupercus guarded and watched the shepherds and their flocks against wolvesRoaming Rome.
During Lupercalia festival was also addressed Februar to honor Juno, the goddess, the queen of heaven and the wife of Jupiter (Zeus). In his honor, of noble birth, young people ran through the streets with strips of goatskin. The young women were in the street, hoping to strive to be fixed with the belt sacred, as was believed, so they are better able to bear children. The belts have been known as a kid Februar, and lashing februatio said, is derived from the LatinTo clean the meaning of the word. Therefore, in February, the month of purification.
In this context, world leaders will give humanity the best Valentine's gift, simply cleaning out their responsibility to ensure that nobody is dying of curable diseases, hunger, oppression, did not suffer from preventable and that each person is given the opportunity to maximize their potential. This would help our world in a dome.
Lupercalia was so significant that Mark Anthony, aimportant to the Romans, the master of the Festival luperci was the year 44 BC, when the time is right for the offer of the crown to Julius Caesar.
Lupercalia was renamed St. Valentine's Day forbidden by the priests when the Emperor Theodosius I in 392 AD the pagan festivals.
The Catholic Encyclopedia mentions three Valentine's Day, February 14 at the time of death of the martyr. One was a priest and doctor in Rome was another a bishop of Terni in Italy and lived in Africa and the rest are dead.
MostScientists believe that the priest Valentine of Rome and St. Valentine, Bishop of Terni in Italy the same person, since both were February 14 AD 270, Roman emperor Claudius the Cruel 11 Crothicus had been beheaded.
Claudius was angry when his soldiers were few. Forbade all marriages in an effort to coerce young people into military service. However, Valentine secretly married couples, who sought his help. It 'was arrested and consequentlybeheaded for not complying with the prohibition of marriages.
Pope Gelasius in 496 AD, the festival of Lupercalia on February 15 Valentine's Alter 's Day February 14th.
Was widely believed in Europe that February 14 was the day birds began to choose their partners and began mating. Therefore, during the day, it was a lottery in which the names of the girls were housed in a box and drawn by young people. Each man took the girl, whose name he took his love for a year ormore.
In an effort to Christianity replaced the pagan feast, the priests, the drawing of names of saints for the names of the girls.
In Valentine, the priest asked the Holy names in an urn or box. Young people then have a name from the container. The following year, which began in March, was the young to emulate the life of the saint whose name was drawn. However, this adjustment is not sustainable, because people often return towith the names of the girls, instead of the names of saints, the feast day of St. Valentine.
Therefore, Valentine's Day, a politician in search of one days for the lawyer, the hero of political success, it is time for students to choose the best academic mentor and business people, is a good time to unbeatable advantage of digital entrepreneurship, to is' a religious one days to make a clean themselves and to choose a model for a life of holiness. While you're lousy with it is a day of joyand license.
For Christians, hates Valentine's Day because of pagan origin, it would be good to remember that we were all pagans.
