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Valentine's Day as a Commercial Holiday . Valentine's Day is no longer part of the official liturgical calendar of any Christian church; it was dropped from the Catholic calendar in 1969. Its not a feast, a celebration, or a memorial of any martyrs. Lupercalia was an ancient pagan festival held each year in Rome on February 15. Although Valentine’s Day shares its name with a martyred Christian saint, some historians believe the holiday is So, let’s dive in and unwrap the layers of this fascinating holiday. The Pagan Origin of Valentine’s Day Historical Crossroads: Valentine’s Day and Lupercalia. While Valentine’s Day is widely recognized as a celebration of love in modern times, its historical roots are far more intricate and, believe it or not, a bit wilder. The theme of love running free and wild is another facet of this wonderful holiday-and deity: our own, inner wilderness being allowed to roam free. Valentine’s Day is the Modern equivalent of Lupercalia, even though much of the symbolism of the former has been lost over time, subsumed into the latter’s imagery of hearts, red, white and pink. The holiday’s origins likely predate the venerated saint. The date of St. Valentine’s execution, the day after the February full moon, might be the real connection with affection. As fans of Shakespeare know, the Idus or “Ides” of each month on the ancient Roman calendar was the day of the full moon. It’s often speculated that Valentine’s Day has its roots in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia, and it’s not hard to see why. Lupercalia was observed on February 15, and involved fertility rituals — albeit along with animal sacrifice and ritual whipping. Yet the link between this pagan festival and the Christian feast day that morphed into our modern ode to love and romance is Every year on February 14, the world marks Valentine’s Day. Millions send messages and gifts of love to the people most important in their lives. You’d be forgiven for thinking the fourteenth has its roots in the Christian faith, with the day seemingly named after Saint Valentine, a priest who lived during the third century AD. #FunFact Valentine's Day originated as an ancient Roman pagan holiday that required animal sacrifices and year-long blind dates. Enjoy! Enjoy! — Zach Goldrosen (@Zach_Goldrosen) February 11, 2016 Imbolc is the first of the pagan spring festivals, offering a day to celebrate renewal, growth, and transformation. In some ways, it provides the perfect counterpoint to Valentine’s Day because while the secular holiday is fixated on romantic love, Imbolc encompasses connections to land, community, and the self. Lupercalia is a pagan holiday celebrated in the middle of February centered around fertility. The Origins Of Valentine’s Day. Lupercalia is traced back to the earliest celebration of Valentine On Valentine's Day, millions present flowers, chocolates and cards to their sweethearts.While the holiday's traditions really became cemented in the 1800s, historians link its roots to wild pagan Later, Pope Gelasius I muddled things in the fifth century by combining St. Valentine's Day with Lupercalia to expel the pagan rituals. But the festival was more of a theatrical interpretation of How to get over a break up during Valentine's Day Valentine's Day dining deals: Restaurants, food spots have holiday specials to love Valentine's Day history: From pagan origins to endless Discover the history of Lupercalia, the ancient Roman fertility and purification festival that some say inspired Valentine's Day. History also records that around A.D. 500 Pope Gelasius established St. Valentine’s Day in an attempt to convert this pagan Roman fertility festival into a Christian holiday, thus retaining its attractions and making it easier for pagan people to accept Christianity. The Telegraph, History of Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2010 8. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Edward Gibbons, Chapter 36 9. American Catholic, The Origins of St. Valentine’s Day 10. Valentine Day Gift Ideas, Cassandrea Visik, Clinton Gilkie 11. Valentine’s Day is a holiday celebrated every February 14; this year Valentine's Day falls on a Friday. Across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts The exact history of Valentine's Day is a bit murky, but some historians believe the holiday is linked to Lupercalia, a pagan festival that was held annually between Feb. 13 and Feb. 15 in ancient Valentine’s Day has been celebrated for centuries and is widely recognized as a special day for expressing love. But is it really a pagan tradition? This article will explore the history of the holiday, its possible pagan origins, and how it has changed over the years. History of Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February The festival of Valentine's Day may have evolved from a Roman love lottery, held around the time of the Lupercalia. The holiday got an overhaul as Christianity took hold, and was renamed for Saint Valentine.
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