Valentine's Day
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anyone know the real story behind Valentine's Day?
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nobody reply tis
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St. Valentine's story begins in the third century. During the time of the Roman Emperor Claudius II, a Christian priest named Valentine secretly wedded people forbidden to marry by Roman law. At the time, Claudius was attempting to raise a large army - he thought that single men would make better fighters as they wouldn't be worrying about a family back home. Valentine was arrested and beheaded on February 14th, 269. He has since become the patron saint of lovers
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But there's another story about a different person named Valentine who lived at the same time, and was martyred on the same day. This Valentine was also a Roman priest who was arrested by Emperor Claudius II. Valentine confessed his faith before the emperor, declaring that the Roman gods Jupiter and Mercury were "shameless and contemptible characters." While in prison, he befriended the blind daughter of his jailer. Valentine cured her and converted Austerius, his captor to Christianity. When Emperor Claudius heard of this, he had Valentine beaten and beheaded.
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Until two hundred years after the accounts of Valentine's death by Emperor Claudius II, the Roman feast of Lupercalia was celebrated on the 15th of February. Lupercalia was a celebration for one of the many deities in the Roman pantheon, Faunus. To the Romans, Faunus was the god of flocks and fertility, the protector of crops, fields, and shepherds.
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During the feast, single women would place their names in a large bowl with each single male drawing one name. The men would be that woman's partner for the festival. Sometimes the couple would fall in love, and there would be no reason to enter the drawing next year.
It is possible that the feast of Lupercalia was combined with the February 14 feast for Juno, the Roman goddess of women and marriage, and moved back to the day of the anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Valentine.
But what about the tradition of exchanging cards and gifts on Valentine's Day? Did that start with the Roman women writing their names down and giving them to the men? Or did the tradition originate with the story about the second Valentine, who was said to be a prolific writer who exchanged several dozen letters while imprisoned?
Most likely, it was Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales. -
anyway, what u intend to plan for your love one on valentine's day? dine out or spend a nite in the hotel
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haha..dun have anyone to celebrate with lehz..Originally posted by millienium_bear:anyway, what u intend to plan for your love one on valentine's day? dine out or spend a nite in the hotel ?
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I have not found someone to celebrate the day with...24 years liao....so sad...how about you millienium_bear ?Originally posted by millienium_bear:anyway, what u intend to plan for your love one on valentine's day? dine out or spend a nite in the hotel ? -
x2Originally posted by yErN:haha..dun have anyone to celebrate with lehz.. 
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So nw I knw where valentine's day came from......
and all along I belived it originated from money making organisations like hallmark and florists 
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yah lorOriginally posted by millienium_bear:St. Valentine's story begins in the third century. During the time of the Roman Emperor Claudius II, a Christian priest named Valentine secretly wedded people forbidden to marry by Roman law. At the time, Claudius was attempting to raise a large army - he thought that single men would make better fighters as they wouldn't be worrying about a family back home. Valentine was arrested and beheaded on February 14th, 269. He has since become the patron saint of lovers -
So the purpose of Valentine's Day is to commemorate this St Valentine. So what has that got to do with Couples celebrating Valentines?
