The enchanting story of Valentine's Day began as "A day to mate with her lover has begun." A look at the history of Valentine's Day suggests that a mixture of paganism and the Roman Catholic history is linked to its origin.
The origins of the first day was in the fourth century BC, Valentine 's Day has been associated with the feast of Lupercalia. The Feast of Lupercale was a pagan festival of celebrations of nature together. It was held in honor Juno, the queen of Roman gods and goddesses. Juno was also the goddess of women and marriage so honoring her was seen as a rite of fertility. The celebration characterized by a lottery in which young people have the names of teenage girls from a window. Letters from girls who accompany their names. What followed was a match arbitrary choice would be the woman's sexual companion during the remaining years.
The most popular legend traces the history ofDay> Valentine's Day at the Christian martyr St. Valentine. St. Valentine was a priest who served in Rome during the reign of the third century, Emperor Claudius II. The emperor outlawed marriage for young people, according to him, making individuals better than the soldiers with their wives and families. Recognized the injustice of the decree, Valentine defied Claudius and continued to marriage for young lovers, and brings them together by secret societies. As a result of hisActions, was exiled from 270 AD.
AD according to official records, in 496, Pope Gelasius Explained February 14, an official holiday, in the name of St. Valentine. This has been a holiday church until 1969, when Pope Paul VI removed from the Church calendar. The religious significance in connection with the roots of Valentine's Day were allowed to continue as a holiday.
Another well-known story is that Valentine fell in love with a young girl who was blind. Theycould have been the daughter of the jailer. Valentine 's love for her, and her great faith, managed to miraculously cure his blindness. And before his death, execution, sent a letter to them, including the popular line, "From your Valentine." This expression is still the most popular parlance Valentine 's Day, today.
At depths greater understanding indicates that the spread and popularity of Valentine's Day is directly proportional to the doorThe removal of paganism with Christianity as a substitute. In one effort, the celebrations for the pagan festival to Christianity, the Christian church have decided to celebrate Valentine's Day. To replace the pagan god Lupercus, the church was an appropriate choice in Valentine.
The concept of Valentine's Day was probably imported into North America in the nineteenth century with settlers from England. Although the accuracy is behind the legend of St. Valentineambiguous, the stories highlight the attractiveness of the day of Valentine's Day, as a romantic and heroic figure. This qualifies him as an idol extremely popular over the centuries.
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