Comments on: Google St Valentine’s Day massacre

By: D

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:35:44 +0000

There are various theories online regarding the origins of Valentine’s Day. Seems (according to the common theories) to have originated in Rome (Feast of Lubercus) and was then ‘taken over’ by the catholic church – the old ‘replace old heathen practices’ routine. Stories mentioned include hungry roaming wolves outside of Rome, sheep attacks, church officials changing names, secret marriages, a jailer’s daughter cured of blindness, love letters, Valentine evolutions and the like. All very romantic indeed . No sheep were injured during the making of this post.

By: Stefan

Stefan — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:26:27 +0000

Well, in Sweden we got this one:
http://www.google.se/logos/valentines09v2.gif

By: Comeoncomcast

Comeoncomcast — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 15:52:11 +0000

I thought Valentines day was named after a bishop called Valentine who I think was killed for believeing in love or something like that