Cry Me a Cockroach: Anti-Valentine’s Day Taking Off

Published on January 31, 2024

Commentary Valentine’s Day wasn’t always a saccharine tsunami of roses and chocolates. Its origins date back to ancient Rome where priests sacrificed goats and dogs. A bit of a leap from Hallmark, wouldn’t you say? Young ancient Romans would frolic about, using the animal skins to give crops and women a good old whack, all in the name of fertility. Nothing says romance like a dead goat, after all. The shindig wrapped up with an ancient matchmaking lottery—single women tossing their names into an urn, hoping to be paired off with Rome’s most eligible bachelors. Then there’s the headless hero, St Valentinus. Off with his head, and lo and behold, he’s a martyr, celebrated each February....

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