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Portrait of the trial of St. Valentine circa 260 AD by Bart Zeitblom.Hulton Archive

The feast day’s earliest associations with love and fertility may have been inherited from the pagan festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated by the ancient Romans between Feb. 13 and Feb. 15. A matchmaking lottery would pair men and women up for the duration of the festival, and the men would slap women with the hides of goats and dogs they had sacrificed, which was thought to make the women fertile, historian Noel Lenski has told NPR. It’s thought that Pope Gelasius I established the feast of Saint Valentine in the fifth century to “Christianize” the festival.

Part Two

While Catholics believe that Feb. 14 commemorates the martyrdom of Saint Valentine, who was a Roman priest beheaded in the third century, no one can agree on exactly what he did or why he was executed. Some legends say Valentine was a bishop in Terni, Italy, who healed the sick, including the blind daughter of a prison guard whom he met while in jail for practicing Christianity in a pagan world. Some say he was sentenced to death because he tried to convert Emperor Claudius to Christianity. Others say the sentence came because he was caught secretly performing weddings, defying a ban on marriage that had been imposed by the Emperor as a solution to a military recruitment crunch.

The Vals Day Myths
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Nowadays, the premise of Valentine’s Day is simple to understand: Feb. 14 is a time to show appreciation for friends, families, significant others and anyone else you might love. Pinpointing the story of its namesake Saint Valentine, however, is more difficult.

There are multiple legends of Saint Valentine, and different reliquaries in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Scotland, England and France all claim to have bones attributed to a Saint Valentine.

The Mysterious History of the Real Saint Behind Valentine’s Day

I will be back later today 😁😂🍾

Asem b3n koraa nni 😂😭

The choice is yours now 🫵🏻💀

Two Christians were lost in the sahara desert on their way to Libya.

One is David & the other is Samuel. They were terribly dying of hunger & thirst when they saw a mosque in the middle of the desert.

David said to Samuel "let's pretend as if we are muslims otherwise we will not get food or drink. i am going to call myself Muhammad Gambo".

Samuel refused to change his name "my name is Samuel & i won't pretend to be what am not".

When they got there, the imam of the mosque received them well and asked of their names.

David said"my name is muhammad Gambo".

Samuel said "my name is Samuel".

The Imam turns to the helpers of the mosque & said "please, bring some food for only Samuel" Then he turned to the other & said "Well Muhammad Gambo, i hope you're aware that we are still in the month of ramadan??

The guy fainted! 😂😂

Good morning

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