In honor of Valentine’s Day, I decided to do some research, and I was a little surprised at the results.
Apparently, Valentine’s Day has its roots in the ancient Roman festival of Luperci, which involved young Roman males running through the streets of the city slapping women with blood-soaked strips of goat hide. I’m pretty sure I’ve never seen that on a Hallmark card.
Very funny—must be a woman who figured out that a real present would be more endearing
Happy Valentines Day Big MAN!
I expect the reason we buy flowers and chocolates is to achnowledge the millennium of atonement necessary to get past the goat-hide slapping.Great trivia…and love the blog Ted!