Behind the Candied Heart: The Origins of Valentine's Day.
Tomorrow the great holiday known as Valentine's Day will make its presence known. When we think of Valentine's Day images of cards and thoughts of romance and passion play with our minds and bodies, along with the heart-shaped chocolates that take hold of us and never let go. What about Valentine's Day before it became the commercial holiday that is today? Why not go back to the beginnings of this scared holy day. That has been in our culture longer than we realize. When in Rome. The day of that we know as Valentine's Day started as an roman festival to honor the goddess of marriage Juno. During this time the people of rome were separated. The people started the custom of writing the names of who they were interested in the day before the festival took place. The person's names were written on pieces of paper and inserted into jars. Each person then drew a name from the jar and they were then paired up with their mate throughout the festival. After...