Valentines. The day where we show our love through giving gifts and greetings to our loved ones. The time of the year where different forms of love were observed as well as envy for those who have their dates. The day where chocolate and flower sellers' profit increases.
It was not new to us that originally, Valentine's day is celebrated to commemorate the death or burial of St. Valentine. Though this celebration pertains to two or three martyrs, any of them. Valentine's day was celebrated every February 15 and was called as "Lupercalia", a pagan fertility festival dedicated to the roman god of agriculture, Faunus. This festival ends with women putting their names in a jar and men choosing a name from it and become paired with that person for a year which often leads to marriage. Pope Gelasius was the one who officially declares that February 14 is the celebration of valentine's day.
This special day has a beautiful history and legends just like its meaning. One of it is the first known official celebration of valentines was the establishment of La Cour Amoureuse or the High Court of Love. This court was established by King Charles VI in Paris, France way back February 14, 4000 and was run by women to deal with marriage contracts, divorces, domestic abuse or violence, and infidelity. One of the famous ways to send your love or celebrate valentines back then was to hire a valentine poet and dedicate a poem to your loved ones.
No matter how or where we celebrate Valentines, it will always be a special day to most of us. With dates or no dates, we can make our Valentines day special in our own ways. Nonetheless, we have every day and tomorrows to show our love and affection to our family, friends, partner, as well as pets, and self.
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