22 - Wednesday, February 10, 1999 - North Shore News
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Roman men did not want
to leave their loves or
their families, he
cancelled all marriages

and engagements in

ONLY four days left un! the rule of Emperor
Valentine’s Day, and ifyou Claudius IT, Rome was
haven’t yet decided how involved in many bloody
you'll show your loved and unpopular military
one the depth of your campaigns. The emperor
feclings, time is fast was having a difficult
running out. time

How did this traditional

day for lovers get its start?

There is more than one

version of the story, but

perhaps the most accepted ~

is that of a Christian priest”
named Valentine. *
He lived in the time of the
Roman Empire. Under

getting soldiers to join his Valentine began to secretly
military leagues, and wed couples despite the
because he believed emperor’s orders. When

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he was discovered, he was
sent to prison where he
remained until his death
on Feb, 14, 270.
Hundreds of years later,
Christianity was
beginning i> gain

35, vit power in Europe,

and the church
sought to do away
with pagan
celebrations. One of
these was the Feast of
Lupercalia, which
honoured the pastoral god
Lupercus and Venus, the
goddess of fove. To
celebrate, maidens placed
their names in an urn
located in the public
square. Bachelors would
then select the names of
their new mates.
In honour of his sacrifice
for love, Valentine was
made a saint and
Lupercalia renamed for
him ;

Today, the tradition of —:
honouring’ _ Valentine
continues. The themes of
love and fertility taken ..

fom the ancient meanings

of the holiday. have ©
evolved for the ~
contemporary holiday we
celebrate today. “oe

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