Celebrating the Valentine’s Day has its origins in a tradition that began many years ago in ancient Rome. It is known by a Romanian holiday, Lupercalia on February 14. This ancient festival represent fertility and celebration was held in honor of two Roman gods, Juno and Pan. One was that the writing habits of messages of love by the young unmarried. These messages should be placed in an urn and young people chose one at a time here. As custom had been courting young woman whose message elected.
St. Valentine’s Day Wedding Bird called long ago. It was believed that birds choose their mate and begin to reproduce on the day of February 14, the second week of the second month of the year.
Valentine’s Day
In ancient Rome lived a man named Valentine. It was a good-hearted doctor who practices medicine in a small room of your own home. The doctor told him it was because he liked gourmet cook and I love the food. “Dr Valentin has always tried to provide medicines to patients but how did taste delicious. Always have time to mix the bitter medicine of wine, milk or honey to have a better taste for the sick. Clean wounds and heal them with roots and medicinal herbs. Religion is an integral part of life doctor and although Christianity was not very popular at that time (many believers were persecuted for their beliefs) became a Christian like you preach to others. Often prayed for the welfare of patients. One day a prison guard imperial Rome Valentin beat on the door, keeping and blind daughter in his arms. Ability to hear the doctor and asked him to heal the blind daughter. Valentine knew that it would be hard to do so, but man promised he will do everything possible. He examined the girl, gave an eye ointment and begged to go back for more review. The past several weeks. daughter but not his eyes were healed. But the two have not lost hope and have returned every week to review “Dr. Valentine. Then one day some Roman soldiers they visited the doctor and arrested, drugs and destroying them condemning him for his faith. When the girl’s father learned of the arrest of Valentine wanted to intervene, but there was nothing to do. Valentin understood this. Knowing that will be executed, called a sheet of paper, a feather pen and ink. He wrote a few lines of farewell and handed the guard for his blind daughter. Valentine was executed that day, on February 14, 270 (en) by decision Gothicus Emperor Claudius II.
When the guard returned home, was received by his daughter. The little girl opened the ticket and discovered a yellow herb inside. The message reads as, “From your Valentine.” What little girl looked plant for the first time in her life has seen thousands of colors and pouring into your palm! Her eyes were cured as by a miracle! Pope Gelasius I in 496 designated day of February 14th as St. Valentine’s Day. Festival disappeared from the official calendar in 1969.
Nowadays we express love and affection for St. Valentine’s Day by sending greeting cards, flowers and messages of love people loved. And you celebrate Valentine’s Day with us!
Others tell how the Emperor Claudius II failed to summon the army because men refused to enlist. I think the reason was that Roman men did not want to leave their wives. Because of this, the emperor banned weddings and engagements in Rome. A Christian priest named Valentine secretly married couples to have turned to dance. When Emperor Claudius learned of this, the imprisoned priest, who died in prison in 270 en, on February 14.
Some habits
Valentine’s Day is the holy patron of several cities and monasteries.
People are in good faith, or of superstition, keep some customs related to this holy day. There are people who keep this day job: eating only once a day or cook without using fat, go to church to say a prayer, to confess and make sacrifices. Builders go to church to ask for their protection from the Spirit when working on scaffolding.
Some do not dare to put the hen from hatching to day, and if St. Valentine’s Day is Monday, will not do this on any Monday of the year. In the morning the day it is customary to put holy water in the water, domestic animals are to drink.
Some farmers around the dawn of this day are their property, to protect the thieves and the birds that destroy life.
It is believed that if Wild pigeons return to this day, this means early spring.
Valentine’s Day is considered and patron of sparrows, for it to Priest and their days.
And last but not least, it is believed that birds keep their “engagement” on this day.
St Valentine lived in the second century and was a priest in the days of the Emperor Claudiu II. Church was persecuted, and Rome was involved in many bloody military campaigns.
Claudiu has banned all marriages and engagements in Rome and has a law forbidding marriage among young people. This was based on the hypothesis that unmarried soldiers fought better than married ones because they lacked anyone who was waiting for them at home.
In Brazil, day or day înămoraţilor lover / beloved is celebrated on June 12, when couples give their gifts such as chocolates, cards and usually a flower bouquet. This was chosen as the day before Saint Anthony, known here as the marriage saint, when many single women folk rituals performed to find a good husband or boyfriend. In Colombia, Love and Friendship Day is celebrated on the third Friday and Saturday in September, due for commercial purposes. In this country, secret friend is a very popular tradition, which involves designating each participant a recipient of a secret gift (like Secret Santa Christmas tradition) In Mexico, on love and friendship is celebrated like that in Columbia but dropped in another time .
St Valentine was one of those who helped the young to get married secretly, despite the law.
Romania started to celebrate and Valentine’s Day, although Dragobete already have a traditional feast. This led to many repercussions from the many groups, reputable persons and institutions as well as nationalist organizations as New Right, which condemned Valentine’s Day as a holiday shallow comercialistă imported Western kitsch as a Middle East and Africa
In Turkey, Valentine’s Day is the only Holy Day which translates Gregor Dear Hearts / sweet culture Persia (Iran) It is a day for love and is the solar calendar 29B Jalal. Given proper Gregorian calendar is February 17. There was celebrated in great Persian Empire in 20 BC sec In Egypt is another day of love in love on November 4 called Egyptian.
Valentine was eventually caught, imprisoned and tortured because he violated the command of Claudiu. There are many legends related to Valentine’s actions in prison.
Asterius, one of the judges of Valentin, have a blind daughter. Legend says that Valentine prayed for her, so she was cured. As a result, Aterius passed to Christianity.
In 269 e.n. Valentine was sentenced to death. Legend has it that his last words were written by his daughter and were Asterius “Your Valentine” here comes the signature of the most Valentine’s Day “your valentine.
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