The history of Valentine”s Day and “Valentines”
On February 14th, lovers all over the world go crazy. They buy valentines, roses and beautiful souvenirs to please their other halves. Celebrated as Valentine”s Day, the day has become extremely popular in recent years. Young and mature couples are happy to join in the holiday atmosphere and arrange a romantic evening for their loved ones and other pleasant surprises.
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Valentine”s Day, like other important events, has its own history of events, characters involved in this event, myths and legends associated with it. Holiday dates have a wonderful romantic epic. After all, what kind of grateful and happy woman should receive a piece of a kiss, a bouquet of flowers or chocolates from her beloved man?
Day of eroticism and lustful desires
The Valentine”s Day arose in ancient Roman times, but initially had a slightly different concept, meaning and method of celebration. One very wise Roman oracle noted that the Roman people have recently been poorly performing their main human function. He made an interesting proposal. On February 14, representatives of the stronger sex must leave the house in which their mother gave birth, holding a goatskin whip in their hands.
The latter was intended for the fairer sex. With a whip at the ready and their genitals exposed, men had the right to “attack” women they liked and “repel” poor women. Literally and figuratively. Such events foreshadowed an increase in the birth rate of healthy children.
The Romans were a rather fickle people and responded to such orders with enthusiasm. Men and women happily took off their clothes and hung on the streets of the city to the enthusiastic screams of excited “performers.” Predictably, the celebration ended in a friendly and passionate orgy, giving Lupercalia the apt name “Festival of Eroticism.”
When lust is exchanged for love
Centuries passed, and the Roman Catholic Church realized that the rampant orgies needed urgent action. The passionate impulses of the city”s citizens, awakening in mid-February, needed to be channeled. Transform, so to speak, lust and debauchery into passion, romance, and love. Pope Galassius I celebrated February 14th as Valentine”s Day in 494, gifting the romantic Romans with a beautiful “fairy tale” of eternal love.
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Beautiful love story
Once upon a time, there lived a kind priest named Valentine. The Roman Church categorically forbade military marriages, but Valentine”s tender heart refused to tolerate such injustice. As night fell, a loving couple came to him, and the priest, at his own risk, married them. He himself had a tender heart for one of the young ladies, and this man completely understood the despairing man and woman. It was a blind girl whose father asked the priest to heal his beloved child. With great zeal, Valentine tried to help his beloved with the gifts of nature and miraculous flowers, but suddenly disaster struck. The outraged authorities learned of the priest”s brazen act of disobeying the law and ordered the young man”s arrest. Thus, the benefactress of the lover”s heart found herself behind bars.
Valentine”s Day | History of the Holiday
Valentine”s Day | history of the holiday
Love letter
There are two versions of the story”s ending. According to one, Valentine is executed. According to the other, he successfully escapes death and flees the city with the woman of his heart. For the second version to be accepted, “Happy”s Desire Enda” requires an official ending. Everyone should be happy!
For the love of God
For the love of God
The angry rulers imprisoned the Christian rebels and ordered their execution on February 12. During his imprisonment, Valentine wrote encouraging letters to his followers and parishioners, proclaiming the love of God. They say the message was disabled in the shape of a heart. This is evidence that the demonic spirit has no power over those who have true love in their hearts.
Whatever the history of the creation of this holiday — for people in love all over the world, He clearly liked it! On this day, comfortable actions are performed for dear people, poems are dedicated to them and a lot of attention is paid.
How did the holiday of Valentine”s Day (Valentine”s Day) appear? interesting fact of history.
