It's Literally a Love Fest, the Story Behind Valentine's Day
The Oldest Known Valentine, from 1790, is now Valued at about $5000, which also makes it the world's most expensive valentine Valentine’s Day is like so many other holidays we celebrate, really old and really pagan in its origins. The Catholic saint for whom the holiday is named dates back to Roman Christians, and his legend is murky at best. He could have been one of three guys, so you can choose the martyr whose story you like best. They do all have in common that were strong, heroic, and definitely romantic and filled the bill for the church to eradicate one more pagan celebration. Around 270 A.D. the Christian church decided to assign February 14 th to the murky saint as his saint’s day because guess what? A pagan celebration took place the next day. Lupercalia was a seriously pagan festival dedicated to Faunus, the god of agriculture and Romulus and Remus, the twins who are the designated founders of Rome. A Howland Valentine, fussy, frilly and Victorian