14 February, 2018
Posted by the United Church of Gode many of the world's major holidays, St. Valentine's Day is an annual observance with its roots entrenched firmly in pagan beliefs and customs. What would God think about Valentine's Day?
Like many of the world's major holidays, St. Valentine's Day is an annual observance with its roots entrenched firmly ipagan beliefs and customs. What would God think about The World Book Encyclopedia tells us regarding Valentine’s Day:
Is It Wrong for Christians to Celebrate Valentine?
Posted by the United Church of Gode many of the world's major holidays, St. Valentine's Day is an annual observance with its roots entrenched firmly in pagan beliefs and customs. What would God think about Valentine's Day?
Like many of the world's major holidays, St. Valentine's Day is an annual observance with its roots entrenched firmly ipagan beliefs and customs. What would God think about The World Book Encyclopedia tells us regarding Valentine’s Day:
“The customs connected with the day . . . probably come from an ancient Roman festival called Lupercalia which took place every February 15. The festival honored Juno, the Roman goddess of women and marriage, and Pan, the god of nature”(1973, vol. 20, p. 204).
For the people of ancient Rome, the festival of Lupercalia was an annual ritual believed to ward off evil spirits and increase fertility. Lupercalia (also known as Februatio, from which comes the month name February) was popular among many of the new converts to the fast-rising Catholic Church.
As the book Celebrations: The Complete Book of American Holidays notes,
“Everywhere that [mainstream] Christians came into power they immediately adapted the holidays and customs of the people to their own creed”(Robert Myers and Hallmark Cards editors, 1972, pp. 50-51).