HVD
2/14/2005 08:42:00 AM
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Seriously, we should consider getting back to our roots. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone.St. Valentine's Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "In Ancient Rome, the day of February 15 was Lupercalia, the festival of Lupercus, the god of fertility, who was represented as half-naked and dressed in goat skins. As part of the purification ritual, the priests of Lupercus would sacrifice goats to the god, and after drinking wine, they would run through the streets of Rome holding pieces of the goat skin above their heads, touching anyone they met. Young women especially would come forth voluntarily for the occasion, in the belief that being so touched would render them fruitful and bring easy childbirth."
The stuff about Valentine's Day in non-western cultures is pretty interesting too...
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