The Dark Origins Of Valentine's Day Author : AKSHAYA ANAND

 The Dark Origins Of Valentine's Day

Author : AKSHAYA ANAND

Valentine’s day is the day to celebrate romance and love, but did you know that the origins of Valentine’s day are dark and murky? Today, I’m going to tell you about the origins of Valentine’s day. So, let’s dive in.

From February 13th to 15th, the Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia. The men sacrificed a goat and a dog, then whipped women with the hides of the animals they had just slain. The Roman romantics were drunk and naked. Young women would actually line up for the men to hit them, they believed this would make them fertile. The ancient Romans may also be responsible for the name of our modern day of love. Emperor Claudius II executed two men — both named Valentine — on February 14th of different years in the 3rd century A.D. Their martyrdom was honoured by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St. Valentine's Day. Later, Pope Gelasius I muddled things in the 5th century by combining St. Valentine's Day with Lupercalia to expel the pagan rituals. But the festival was more of a theatrical interpretation of what it had once been. Around the same time, the Normans celebrated Galatin's Day. Galatin meant "lover of women." That was likely confused with St. Valentine's Day at some point, in part because they sound alike. As the years went on, the holiday grew sweeter. Chaucer and Shakespeare romanticized it in their work, and it gained popularity throughout Britain and the rest of Europe.

So, there you have it. This is the dark origin of Valentine’s day. Even though the celebration started to become sweeter, this origin story still depicts how women were treated like animals.


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