I hope all you romantics out there have organised your Valentine Day surprises for tomorrow! But why is the most romantic day of the year in February when it is too cold in the UK to feel very romantic, surely it should be in August? Why was February chosen for the day you send the one you love a card signed '?'.
It is believed the date was chosen to coincide with the pagan festival of Lupercalia, which was deemed unsuitable for their flock by the Church. It involved priests gathering in a cave, where a wolf or 'Lupa' cared for Remus and Romulus, to sacrifice a goat and a dog. The goat skin was then cut into strips dipped in blood and then used to slap local women and crops to boost fertility in the coming spring. The women would then take part in the ancient version of a 'Key Party', having their names drawn from an urn to be paired with single men for the year.
So when sending that card just pause and think how life could have been.
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