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Did you know that the origins of Valentine\u2019s Day can be traced to the middle ages?\u00a0Here\u2019s a guide of all you need to know about 14th<\/sup>\u00a0February.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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The roots of Valentine\u2019s day are connected to Ancient Rome<\/strong>\u00a0where a festival was held in honour of Juno,\u00a0goddess associated with fertility and marriage.<\/strong>\u00a0It took place on February 15th and was related to the cleansing of the fields and fertility rituals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During one of those rituals, boys were asked to draw the name of a girl from a box at random. That girl would become their companion for the duration of the festivities, usually one month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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These types of celebrations went on for about 800 years until it was eventually banned by Emperor Augustus in the year 494. Eventually,\u00a0Pope Gelasio<\/strong>\u00a0decided to put an end to them, turning them into a Catholic festive date. The same Pope\u00a0decided that the martyr Valentine \u2013 murdered in 273<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 would become the patron saint of the bride and groom because of the various legends surrounding his life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It was only in the late \u201960s, that the date was removed from the Catholic calendar<\/strong>\u00a0all together due to the uncertainty of who Saint Valentine was. There were at least 3 versions of the same story which have been merged over the years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SEE MORE:\u00a0<\/strong>Valentine\u2019s Day Gift Guide \u2013 5 ideas<\/a>
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According to one article released to the public,\u00a0Saint Valentine lived between 175 and 273.<\/strong>\u00a0Some Church documents, dating from the 6th and 7th centuries, contain a handful of details known about this saint:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Valentine was the first bishop of Terni, in Italy,<\/strong>\u00a0and became very popular for his charity, humility and miracles. Valentine was eventually arrested for failing to comply with the orders prohibiting the performance of marriages. Declaring himself contrary to this law, he continued to perform marriages clandestinely.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That is why he was killed on 14 February 273 and\u00a0<\/strong>was buried in an open-air cemetery until three believers exhumed the body and took it to Terni to bury it with dignity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While in prison, legends say that\u00a0Valentine received dozens of letters and postcards from young people whose marriages he had celebrated in secret, thanking him for believing in love<\/strong>. It was reported that Valentine was beheaded for refusing to renounce Christianity and for secretly celebrating the marriage between a young Christian girl and a legionary pagan, despite the prohibition of Claudius II.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Now you know the origins of the day we are used to celebrating! Whether you celebrate it with your family or better half, we\u2019ve on this article\u00a0\u2013 a gift guide from MARIALMA<\/a>\u00a0what might be a helpful resource if you are out of ideas for gifts for her\/him or even for yourself. We leave a video for our most recent addition:\u00a0our sleep breeze<\/a>. A relaxing, natural, aromatherapeutic blend designed to calm both mind and body, soothing you to sleep.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We hope you enjoyed our Gift Guide for Valentine\u2019s Day. Feel free to pin all the images to your favourite\u00a0Pinterest board<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0subscribe to our newsletter,<\/a>\u00a0so you can be the first to know about our latest articles. And don\u2019t forget to sleep well, live well!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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