For many decades now, it has been one of the main holidays around the world. And even if you are skeptical about the story of the priest who secretly married Roman legionnaires, for which he paid with his life - this is not a reason not to give your beloved something beautiful. Or funny. Or maybe both…
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There are many threads on the internet where people share photos of the strangest, mostunexpected, touching or cynical Valentine’sgiftsand cards that they have ever received. Or have ever given to someone. And looking at the photos from these threads, a selection of the best of whichBored Pandabrings to your attention today, we’re once again convinced of some people’s amazing sense of humor.
In fact, most likely, the legend of Saint Valentine is nothing more than a beautiful myth created in the late Middle Ages, under the influence of the then-romanticized attitude to platonic love. At least, today there are two main versions of the origin of this story.
The legend that Saint Valentine was a priest of the era ofJulius Caesar, who, contrary to Roman law, married legionnaires to their lovers - this is precisely from the’Golden Legend.' According to another version, Valentine was a noble Roman who, during the period when Christianity was banned, married his servants with their girlfriends.
However, modern researchers believe that mid-February is still associated with the holiday of love. The so-calledLupercalia- a holiday of fertility, both natural and female, arose in Ancient Rome after the city’s population almost died out due to epidemics and numerous female infertility issues.Accordingly, every year in mid-February, Roman youths ran through the streets of the city with leather whips, and lightly beat all the women they met. It was believed that a woman who had received at least one blow from such a whip was guaranteed from above an easy pregnancy and an equally easy childbirth.As you can see, there is much less romance here, but more realism. A peculiar version of, well, 50 shades of Rome, if you can call it that.
However, modern researchers believe that mid-February is still associated with the holiday of love. The so-calledLupercalia- a holiday of fertility, both natural and female, arose in Ancient Rome after the city’s population almost died out due to epidemics and numerous female infertility issues.
Accordingly, every year in mid-February, Roman youths ran through the streets of the city with leather whips, and lightly beat all the women they met. It was believed that a woman who had received at least one blow from such a whip was guaranteed from above an easy pregnancy and an equally easy childbirth.
As you can see, there is much less romance here, but more realism. A peculiar version of, well, 50 shades of Rome, if you can call it that.
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