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Held annually on February 14th, Valentine's is a celebration of love. While most of us celebrate Valentine's Day by giving our loved ones mementos and love-filled tokens such as flowers, cards and chocolates, the holiday has quite a dark past. Valentine's Day wasn't always a celebration of lovers. Believe it or not, it once was a Pagan springtime festival named Lupercalia.LUPERCALIA Celebrated each year on February 15th, Lupercalia was known as the spring festival of purging and purifica …

The name of the current second month is attributed to the days of the ancient Romans. During this era, a different calendar system was used. The beginning of their year started in the middle of what we now call February.In 690 B.C., the second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, designated the last month of the year (our February) as a time for purification and renewal. He declared the first month of the year as the festival of ‘Februa,’ which he named after the Roman goddess of passion and fertility. …