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FatimaAsSideqah
02-04-2008, 01:22 AM
As Salaam Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu

The Festival of Love was one of the festivals of the pagan Romans, when paganism was the prevalent religion of the Romans more than seventeen centuries ago. In the pagan Roman concept, it was an expression of “spiritual love”. There were myths associated with this pagan festival of the Romans, which persisted with their Christian heirs. Among the most famous of these myths was the Roman belief that Romulus, the founder of Rome, was suckled one day by a she-wolf, which gave him strength and wisdom. The Romans used to celebrate this event in mid-February each year with a big festival. One of the rituals of this festival was the sacrifice of a dog and a goat. Two strong and muscular youths would daub the blood of the dog and goat onto their bodies, then they would wash the blood away with milk. After that there would be a great parade, with these two youths at its head, which would go about the streets. The two youths would have pieces of leather with which they would hit everyone who crossed their path. The Roman women would welcome these blows, because they believed that they could prevent or cure infertility.


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Allah Hafiz
Sister Fatima
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wilberhum
02-04-2008, 01:33 AM
Woops
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine%27s_day
The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine.
But then every culture "Invents:hmm:" celebrations of love.
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Trumble
02-04-2008, 01:41 AM
I'm tempted to say a consortium of the world's largest greetings card manufacturers..... :mmokay:
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wilberhum
02-04-2008, 01:44 AM
format_quote Originally Posted by Trumble
I'm tempted to say a consortium of the world's largest greetings card manufacturers..... :mmokay:
Na. They didn't "Invent" it. They just use it to make money. :giggling::giggling:
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