Goddess of Love

Do we currently reflect Valentine's Day the way it was meant to be celebrated? Valentine's Day is expressed with gifts of chocolates, lovely cards, and engagement rings? What is the real story behind this highly-rated celebration? I wonder if a Goddess had something to do with Valentine's Day? Well, I started looking for information about Valentine's Day and this is what I found out for us, Goddesses.

It is said to have began in the Middle Ages. Some say the day is named for a bishop named Valentine, who was stationed in the Roman Empire. Okay.....Bishop Valentine took pity on soldiers who were forbidden to marry or have a sweetheart by Emperor Claudius II. The Bishop began marrying the soldiers and was soon found out and jailed.

The Emperor tried to convert Bishop Valentine into worshiping the Roman Gods and the Bishop tried to convert the Emperor to Christianity. Both failed and the Bishop was sentenced to be executed around February 24, 270 A.D.

There is another twist to this story also. It is said that Bishop Valentine fell in love with his jailer and sent her a love note signed "from your Valentine." An air of romance surrounded his situation and those who knew about this romance spread it throughout England and France and Bishop Valentine soon became Saint Valentine.

The common symbols of Valentine’s Day today are cupids, hearts, roses, teddy bears, and words of love and adoration. Children exchange valentine cards and adults have continued this tradition of card giving which makes this day, next to Christmas, the second largest card-sending holiday of the year.

Cupids bows and arrows represent the Roman myth. Cupid was the son of Venus, the Goddess of love. The cupid's arrow would strike the unsuspecting desired person making him or her fall in love.

Yes, there is a Goddess connection to Valentine's Day
Venus the Goddess of Love!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Goddess YaVon