Valentine's Day

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 13 Feb 2025, 15:27

I'll take Dina to dinner tomorrow night, and I've purchased flowers for my daughter, DIL, and granddaughter that's here in town.

After reading a discussion on V-Day on another forum, I did a search to see what Google and AI had to say about it, and here's this:

"The concept of Valentine's Day stems from the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which used to be celebrated from February 13-15. On this day, men would take off their clothes before sacrificing a goat or a dog. The hide of the sacrificed goat would be then dipped in its blood and used by the men to whip young women."

Hovannes · Post by **Hovannes** » 13 Feb 2025, 16:40

sweetandsour wrote: 13 Feb 2025, 15:27
After reading a discussion on V-Day on another forum, I did a search to see what Google and AI had to say about it, and here's this:

"The concept of Valentine's Day stems from the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which used to be celebrated from February 13-15. On this day, men would take off their clothes before sacrificing a goat or a dog. The hide of the sacrificed goat would be then dipped in its blood and used by the men to whip young women."

Sounds kinda kinky if you ask me.
I'll stick with Saint Valentine

JimVH · Post by **JimVH** » 13 Feb 2025, 17:37

I'm leaving for our annual Elvis cruise tomorrow. Rita's buds peer pressured me into going, though I don't guess they really had to twist my arm that hard. I'm apprehensive, but sitting home stewing isn't going to help anything.

Every year there's a theme (this year's is Love Me Tender) and a cabin door decorating contest. Most folks go big to try and win. I do not, but I did promise to at least make a door sign.

Happy Valentine Day, friends.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 14 Feb 2025, 06:54

On a more serious note, here's a good write-up.

https://catholicexchange.com/who-what-d ... f0b1801feb

FredS · Post by **FredS** » 14 Feb 2025, 14:48

sweetandsour wrote: 14 Feb 2025, 06:54 On a more serious note, here's a good write-up.

https://catholicexchange.com/who-what-d ... f0b1801feb

If the Catholic Church wants to co-opt the day and claim it as a celebration, then let her. The rest of us know it's really a day to commemorate the time some Italian mobsters murdered some Irish mobsters in Chi Town.

coco · Post by **coco** » 14 Feb 2025, 15:06

Hovannes wrote: 13 Feb 2025, 16:40
sweetandsour wrote: 13 Feb 2025, 15:27
After reading a discussion on V-Day on another forum, I did a search to see what Google and AI had to say about it, and here's this:

"The concept of Valentine's Day stems from the Roman festival of Lupercalia, which used to be celebrated from February 13-15. On this day, men would take off their clothes before sacrificing a goat or a dog. The hide of the sacrificed goat would be then dipped in its blood and used by the men to whip young women."
Sounds kinda kinky if you ask me.
I'll stick with Saint Valentine

Yeah.

But killing a goat is good any day of the year.

joegoat · Post by **joegoat** » 16 Feb 2025, 17:56

I guess I have 363 days to come up with a goat.

sweetandsour · Post by **sweetandsour** » 16 Feb 2025, 18:07

Ok, Good Lord Willing, next year, Valentine's Day, Saturday, at my house, BBQ goat and all of the trimmings. I'm fairly sure that my wife won't mind too much.

Hugo Drax · Post by **Hugo Drax** » 18 Feb 2025, 14:06

sweetandsour wrote: 16 Feb 2025, 18:07 Ok, Good Lord Willing, next year, Valentine's Day, Saturday, at my house, BBQ goat and all of the trimmings. I'm fairly sure that my wife won't mind too much.

Call it "capreto." I've gotten it by my wife for years.