VALENTINE'S DAY APPROACHING

Embrace it with hearts and flowers, or hide away under the duvet,whatever your preference, there’s no getting away from the fact that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, but have you ever wondered about its origins? 

According to the National Geographic, the earliest possible origin story of Valentine’s Day is the Pagan holiday Lupercalia. Occurring for centuries in the middle of February, the holiday celebrates fertility.  Men would strip naked and sacrifice a goat and dog, young boys would then take strips of hide from the sacrificed animals and use it to whip young women, to promote fertility.  Thankfully, we’ve moved on from sacrificing and whipping, and Valentine's Day has become a day to celebrate (by choice, fate or otherwise) our ability to love and connect.