Valentines Day
How about some fun history all about Valentine’s Day?! Although there is no indefinite information regarding the origin of Valentine’s Day, some believe it has pagan roots in the Lupercalia Festival from Roman Times. According to Wild Witch of the West; “like many Christian holidays or rituals that have Pagan roots many historians believe Valentine’s Day evolved from the Roman holiday Lupercalia. While modern ideals of purity involved chastity, modesty, or calmness, Lupercalia was celebrated with nudity, animal sacrifices, and sexual rites. These rituals were said to ward off evil spirits and infertility and assist with purification of the (a […]