What is the History of Valentines Day

Valentines Day actually has Pagan Roots. We are actually celebrating an ancient Pagan fertility rite.

Lupercalia was an ancient pre-Roman festival that was celebrated from February 13th through February 15th. This festival was a time to purify the city and remove evil spirits to help the city be fertile for the coming spring. The celebration of Februa also known as Februatio, was a spring cleaning festival with earlier roots that was incorporated into the Lupercalia festival.

You'll notice the name February came from this name. Februare is a latin word that means purification.

During this festival February 14th was a special day. On this day in Pagan Rome they had a love lottery. Young girls names were written on slips of paper and put into jars or urns to be picked out by the eligible boys. They would then be partnered for the rest of the Lupercalia festival.

thanks for the information good to know. poor girls had to sit around and wait to be picked and might end up partnered with someone they hated