HISTORY OF
VALENTINE'S DAY
WHO WAS SAINT VALENTINE ?
SAINT VALENTIN
QUI ETAIT SAINT VALENTIN ?
HISTORY OF
VALENTINE'S DAY
HISTOIRE DE
LA SAINT-VALENTIN
HISTOIRE DU
VILLAGE SAINT-VALENTIN
Apud Sanctum Valentinium
Auprès de Saint Valentin
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FIRST ST-VALENTINE'S CARD
VALENTINE
Wilt thou be mine ?
Dear love, reply
Sweetly consent, or else deny
Whisper softly, none shall know
Wilt thou be mine, love ?
Aye or no ?
from Duke Charles of Orléans
Prisoner at the Tower of London
England 1415
That card is now in the British Museum
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
PREMIERE CARTE ST-VALENTIN
VALENTINE
Serez-vous mienne ?
Très chère, répondez
Consentez gentiment, ou niez
Chuchotez doucement, personne ne doit savoir
Serez-vous mienne, amour ?
Oui ou non ?
du Duc Charles d'Orléans
Prisonnier à la Tour de Londres
Angleterre 1415
Cette carte est conservée au British Museum
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
HISTORY OF
VALENTINE'S DAY
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SAINT VALENTIN
VALENTIN
What is the origin of our Saint Valentine's Day or the Día de San Valentín also known as the Día de los Enamorados in Spanish ?
EL DIA DE LOS ENAMORADOS
Just who was Saint Valentine, the patron saint of lovers ?
Historians and comparative linguists are not entirely sure among which candidate (or candidates) throughout antiquity really was the true Cupid among ancient peoples.
From the late Latin februarius and then vía the Old French février comes the name of our month of February in modern English, or the "month of expiation or purification".
This was in honor of the Roman festival of purification februa held on February 15th, their Lupercalia, commemorating young men's rite of passage to their God of fertility Lupercus, who watched over the shepherds of Rome against predatory lupus or wolves.
HISTORY OF
VALENTINE'S DAY
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