Valentine's Day is a manufactured holiday to make money. One of my least favorite fake-holidays. Not surprisingly, the origins of the holiday are in pagan rituals that were repurposed (stolen) by early Christians.
Lupercalia was a very ancient, possibly pre-Roman pastoral festival, observed on February 13 through 15 to avert evil spirits and purify the city, releasing health and fertility. Lupercalia subsumed Februa, an earlier-origin spring cleansing ritual held on the same date, which gives the month of February (Februarius) its name.
from Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lupercalia
I'm not saying we should sacrifice goats and dogs, but it seems entirely logical that making young men run around town half-naked will promote fertility. Team Jacob, right?
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