It's not too early to think about delicious food and fun activities you would like to suggest to our party planner for our Valentine's Day meeting. Word is that we will be writing Valentine's cards in Latin.
You might be asking how does Valentine's Day relate to Roman history? According to The Loyola Treasury of Saints by David Self,a priest named Valentine, who lived in Rome in the third century, helped some Christians who were going to be executed by a cruel emperor named Claudius. However, when Emperor Claudius found out about this, he had Valentine clubbed to death and beheaded. There was also another man named Valentine, who was the bishop of Terni and was put to death by Emperor Claudius for being a Christian. Actually neither of these saints has very much to do with Valentine's Day as we celebrate it today. In fact, Valentine's day probably comes from the ancient Roman festival named Lupercalia a festival in honor of Lupa, the she-wolf who suckled Romulus and Remus. This ancient February festival in included many activities thought to encourage fertility among the festival participants. The romantic activities of our Valentine's Day are a much milder form of this theme!
You might be asking how does Valentine's Day relate to Roman history? According to The Loyola Treasury of Saints by David Self,a priest named Valentine, who lived in Rome in the third century, helped some Christians who were going to be executed by a cruel emperor named Claudius. However, when Emperor Claudius found out about this, he had Valentine clubbed to death and beheaded. There was also another man named Valentine, who was the bishop of Terni and was put to death by Emperor Claudius for being a Christian. Actually neither of these saints has very much to do with Valentine's Day as we celebrate it today. In fact, Valentine's day probably comes from the ancient Roman festival named Lupercalia a festival in honor of Lupa, the she-wolf who suckled Romulus and Remus. This ancient February festival in included many activities thought to encourage fertility among the festival participants. The romantic activities of our Valentine's Day are a much milder form of this theme!