Valentine's Day 2025: Origin Of This Day
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13 Feb 2025
Valentine's Day, observed on February 14, celebrates love and affection
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The concept of Valentine's Day stems from the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which used to be celebrated from February 13-15
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On this day, men would take off their clothes before sacrificing a goat or a dog
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The hide of the sacrificed goat would be then dipped in its blood and used by the men to whip young women
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It was believed that this helped boost the fertility of the women
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Following this, young women would put their names in an urn to be paired with a man through a lottery system
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Some pairs would even get married after this day
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It is said that this practice was abolished by the end of the 5th century and replaced with Saint Valentine's Day by Pope Galasius I
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As per belief, Saint Valentine was a priest who helped couples in marrying secretly
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Roman Emperor Claudius II, who ruled at that time, did not allow men to marry saying that single men were better soldiers
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Saint Valentine was beheaded on the orders of the ruler
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