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History of Valentine's Day

History of Valentine's Day is associated with all the Valentine Day, called Valentine's Day. This is a particular date mainly for those cheap tibia gold who have given others their feelings, but it raises some holiday annoyance among people living alone. Often angry, it is the most commercial of holidays designated by the calendar, the feast is not connected with Polish tradition and rituals. Let's try to think about whether this is really ...

History of Valentine's Day, as well as the history of our most celebrated holidays, is derived from an ancient, pagan custom, which was subsequently adapted by Christianity. In ancient Rome, February 14 was Christmas Eve - Christmas in honor of fauna - the god of fertility, the mythical protector of cattle and crops.

Called the fertility feast. Lupercalia was celebrated February 15th. The priests spend that day a goat as a sign of fertility and a dog as a sign of purification. Gathered in a cave, which grew up under the care of the she-wolf Romulus and Remus, legendary founders of Rome. Then running along the streets and cut thongs from goatskin, with hands in her blood, and strikes women and farmlands. It was intended to ensure greater fertility and higher fertility.

Women began to write their names on cards, which left in the urn, and the Knights of random and thus they were partners at the time the ceremony. According to traditional media girl's names for its own fate and formed a short message of love. This custom has survived in some places up to the eighteenth century.