| Feb. 14th, 2006 @ 03:49 pm Love is Gross. |
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St Valentine of Rome. Priest in Rome, possibly a bishop. Physician. Imprisoned for giving aid to martyrs in prison, and while there converted the jailer by restoring sight to the jailer's daughter.
There are several theories about the origin of Valentine's Day celebrations. Some believe the Romans had a mid-February custom where boys drew girls' names in honor of the sex and fertility goddess, Februata Juno; pastors "baptised" this holiday, like some others, by substituting the names of saints such as Valentine to suppress the practice. Others maintain that the custom of sending Valentines on February 14th stems from the belief that birds begin to pair on that date. By 1477 the English associated lovers with the feast of Valentine because on that day "every bird chooses him a mate." The custom started of men and women writing love letters to their Valentine on this day. Other "romance" traditions have become attached to this feast, including pinning bay leaves to your pillow on Valentine's Eve so that you will see your future mate that night in your dreams. Died beaten and beheaded c.269 at Rome. (*Surprised? I'm not.)Patronage affianced couples, betrothed couples, engaged couples, happy marriages, love, lovers, young people, greeting card manufacturers, epilepsy, plague.
Surprise! No more mystery or air of romance. You heathens are all celebrating a pagan holiday. What a crock.
.matt.
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