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Do you celebrate valentine's day?

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.

men also picked women and had sex with them, had orgys, got drunk...

and if u think about it valentines day has caused harm to our society, more people get raped on valentines day, more highway accidents, more abortions after valentines day due to getting raped, drunk people,...is this something u support?

also watch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoxuYJIaXDQ

a graduate from the University of Waterloo with a PHD in histroy explains you Valentine's day origin, u can also google it.

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  • 9 years ago
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    I don't celebrate it, but that people at Hallmark®, who invented it to sell greeting cards, have a big party with the people at Russell Stovers®, who supported the invention of it because it helped them to sell lots of candy.

  • 9 years ago

    If I had a girlfriend, i Would to. But me no, I hate valentines day, yah its fun to go to parties, but valentines day remindes me of broken hearts. But go ahead, go to a party, have fun with your friends.

    Source(s): My broken heart
  • 9 years ago

    No. My husband and I share our "love you's" every day and I'm glad.

    Source(s): reality.
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    I'm single so that I will forget that day

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  • Dan
    Lv 4
    9 years ago

    if i had a girlfriend right now i would

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