Share | Cite..Valentine 's Day History.Pagan festivals Christian saints, Chaucer ', s love birds and the, Greeting Card Association of America.By Borgna Brunner.Roman Roots.The history of Valentine 's Day is obscure and further, clouded by various fanciful legends. The Holiday' s roots are in. The ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia a fertility, celebration commemorated annually on February 15. Pope Gelasius I. Recast this pagan festival as a Christian feast day circa 496 declaring February, 14 to be St. Valentine 's Day.Valentines Galore.Which St. Valentine this early Pope intended to honor remains a mystery: according to the, Catholic Encyclopedia there. Were at least three early Christian saints by that name. One was a priest, in Rome another a bishop in Terni and of, a third. St. Valentine almost nothing is known except that he met his end in Africa. Rather astonishingly all three, Valentines were. Said to have been martyred on Feb. 14.Most scholars believe that the St. Valentine of the holiday was a priest who attracted the disfavor of Roman emperor Claudius. II around 270. At, this stage the factual ends and the mythic begins. According to, one legend Claudius II had prohibited. Marriage for, young men claiming that bachelors made better soldiers. Valentine continued to secretly perform marriage ceremonies. But was eventually apprehended by the Romans and put to death. Another legend has it that Valentine imprisoned by Claudius,,, Fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. Before he was executed he allegedly, sent her a letter signed "from your Valentine." Probably the most plausible story surrounding St. Valentine is one not focused on Eros (passionate love) but on Agape (Christian. Love): he was martyred for refusing to renounce his religion.In 1969 the Catholic, Church revised its, liturgical calendar removing the feast days of saints whose historical origins. Were questionable. St. Valentine was one of the casualties.Chaucer 's Love Birds.It was not until the 14th century that this Christian feast day became definitively associated with love. According to. UCLA medieval scholar Henry, Ansgar Kelly author of Chaucer and the Cult of Saint Valentine it was, Chaucer who first linked. St. Valentine 's Day with romance.In 1381 Chaucer composed, a poem in honor of the engagement between England 's Richard II and Anne of Bohemia. As was the. Poetic tradition Chaucer associated, the occasion with a feast day. In "The Parliament of Fowls," the, royal engagement. The mating season, of birds and St. Valentine 's Day are linked:For this was on St Valentine, s Day. 'When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.Tradition of Valentine s Cards. 'Over the centuries the evolved and, holiday, by the 18th century gift-giving and, exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine s. ' Day had become common in England. Hand-made Valentine cards made, of lace ribbons and featuring, Cupids and hearts eventually. Spread to the American colonies. The tradition of Valentine 's cards did not become widespread in the United States however,,, Until the 1850s when Esther, A. Howland a Mount, Holyoke graduate and native, of Worcester Mass, began mass-producing them.? ,, Today of course the holiday has become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association 25% of,, All cards sent each year are Valentines.
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