Valentine's Day , Valentine ... Valentine's Day . Everyone knows about Valentine's Day, which helped unite the lovers secretly crowned them . But few people know that this was a special day in the 5th century AD and originated this holiday in Rome. That's when the Catholic Church decided to fight the widespread pagan rites and used for this martyrdom of one of their saints. But let's start from the beginning. Since the middle of the 4th century BC, the Roman Empire was the custom , dedicated to the pagan god Luperkusu (or faun ) . It is the god of lust , half man , half goat . February 14 in honor of the god of young people participated in the annual rite.
That's when the Catholic Church decided to fight the widespread pagan rites and used for this martyrdom of one of their saints.
But let's start from the beginning. Since the middle of the 4th century BC, the Roman Empire was the custom , dedicated to the pagan god Luperkusu (or faun ) . It is the god of lust , half man , half goat . February 14 in honor of the god of young people participated in the annual rite.