Did you know that the ‘origin of Valentine’s Day, also known as Valentine’s Day was invented by the Catholic Church to end a pagan rite of fertility?
The month of February, the ancient Romans regarded him as the arrival of spring periododi preparation, given the season of rebirth and during this period began the various rites of purification, because the houses were cleaned by spreading salt and flour in a sign of good omen.
On February 14 the Roman pagan paid homage, with a unique annual ritual, the God Lupercus, which consisted of spreading along the city streets the blood of some animals, as a sign of fertility, but the nicest thing was done was to love to do a lottery, so the names of women and men who worshiped this God, were placed in an urn, a child drew the tickets and the couples that came out would have a whole year to enjoy their privacy, so that the fertility rite was over.
For the Church, this practice was considered licentious and therefore decided to put a saint “in love” to replace the God Lupercus. He was chosen Saint Valentine of Terni, considered the patron saint by the Church of Love.
Valentine is the patron saint of lovers, since legend has it that he was the first religion that celebrated the union between a young Christian and a pagan legionary. The history of Valentine’s Day with the time it became a symbol of love.
