So Valentines Day is coming. If your like me you probably think Valentines Day is just a silly Hallmart Holiday that was made up by some feminist to annoy us men with your “Waaaah I dont have a Valentine. No body loves me” BS. But much to my surprise I was wrong. I know you all heard the story of Saint Valentine who was killed for marring solderer when the Emperor forbid it yaaah yaah yaah. Well that cute little story is not the origin either.
The actual, and much more entertaining, origin of Valentines Day came from the old pagan holiday Lupercalia. Apparently the Ancient Romans celebrated this festival from February 13 – February 15 as a rite to fertility. As traditions went, they sacrificed an animal to their god or whatever, and smacked the young women with the meat of the animal. lol Really i’m not making this up… Gives a whole new meaning to “beating your meat.” lol
Anyways The Pope banished this holiday in 492 and in an effort to Christianize the extremely popular festival, he decided to celebrate Valentines Day on the 14 of February so the people could celebrate it but not celebrate it. Kind of like how Boston celebrates “Evacuation Day” on the same day as Saint Patric’s Day, because the city would not make Saint Patric’s Day an official holiday.
So this Valentine Day if your girl friend(s) is crying about not having a Valentine, take her to Stop & Shop, stop by the Deli, order a honey glazed ham or turkey bacon whichever you prefer, and smack the Cupid out of her.
Happy Valentines Day