Saturday, February 14, 2015

Feb 14, 2015: Valentine's Day

From our diversity calendar...

One version states that a priest named Valentine was martyred on February 14, 269 A.D. in Rome for secretly marrying couples against the orders of the Roman Emperor, Claudius II. This was the night before a festival called Lupercalia associated with fertility. Probably both customs became associated with this day.

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