AI Image of The Roman Festival of Lupercalia Long before Valentine's Day was recognized as a holiday, the Romans held an annual festival called Lupercalia. Celebrated between February 13 and 15 ...

A prisoner named "Valentine" was said in one tale to have written a note signed "from your Valentine" to his jailer's daughter, according to the Feb. 13, 2024, article.

One theory about the origins of Valentine’s Day is that it is timed to coincide with the ancient Roman festival Lupercalia, which was celebrated from February 13-15. The festival was held in ...

However, according to Krešimir Vuković, author of the book "Wolves of Rome: The Lupercalia from Roman and Comparative Perspectives," that theory was not grounded in evidence. "The connection ...

For years, the consensus among historians was that the holiday had something to do with an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia that fell in mid-February. Noel Lenski, a Yale University ...

The origins of Valentine’s Day are traced back to the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which used to take place in mid-February. This was an ancient pagan festival for cleansing the city and ...

It's the Roman festival of love so when Marcus is asked out by Gloria from next door, he can't tell if it's a date or a meeting about their party wall. Jason tries to maintain his Lupercalia ...