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Valentine's DayBegan As ‘tottery1 In Ancient Rome;i• T’: wr.y nr may not be trim ihatj 5.1 Jii'O’ji bifil-moC Ritmhlc-, but tt’M at lea.'* a fact that Valentine'* Day originated a.s a lottery.In ancient Rome, during: I he feast of Lupen:alia honoring Faunus, pod of animal life, and Juno, goddess of women ami marriage, Che name* of Roman maidens were placed in a- receptacle and drawn aa chance directed by eligible Roman bachelors. A young lady thus chosen would be the man's sweetheart for the rest of the year.But this day associated with hearts and flowers got a little closer to the spring of the year after the Christians took it over.As Christian influence spread In tha Eternal .City. Pimdn ehurohmen sought to rededicate the festival front a pagan concept to a Christian one by entrusting the occasion to a pair of saints named Valentine, whose feast day was celebrated on Feb. 14.Due St. Valentina had been a priest . who wan killed in 260 A. D. on order*I c»i the Roman Km per or Claudius II •.for his efforts In behalf of Christianity. Thu other, who was Bishop of Tern I. was likewise martyred for the same cause.Alban Rut.Jcr in his Lives of the Saints lists St. Valentine ftfl protector of everybody who is subject lu fits and fainting sjk:1!p. and pa-!icn of engaged cotiplvs r.ml alt who . wish *'» !u.irry.j There was n time, particularly dur-j ir.g the Middle Age-:, when people l*iloved that bird.: always paired off and flew nwny :•« males on the Eve of St. Vide n Li no.. I. r i.. t_i *
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Weimar Mercury
Weimar, Texas, US
Fri, Feb 14, 1958
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