Two happy lovers make one bread, one drop of
moon the grass, walking
Permit joins two shadows,
leave one sun empty in a bed.
Of all the truth they chose the day:
s'uccisero with no wires, but with an aroma
and not break the peace or the words.
's the happiness a transparent tower.
Air, go with wine lovers, gives them the
its petals at night happy,
are entitled to all the carnations.
Two happy lovers have no end, neither death
born and die many times through,
have the eternity of nature.
Pablo Neruda
Happy Valentine's Day to all!
L 'origin of Valentine's Day is the Catholic Church's attempt to end a popular pagan rite of fertility. For the ancient Romans the month of February was considered the time when we are preparing the arrival of spring, given the season of rebirth. He began the rites of purification: the houses were clean, there is sprinkled salt and a particular farina.Verso half of the month began the celebration of Lupercalia (of which kept the wolves away from cultivated fields). From the fourth century BC, the Roman heathens paid homage, with a unique annual ritual, the god Lupercus. The Luperi, the order of priests involved in this cult, went to the cave where, according to legend, the wolf had nursed Romulus and Remus, and here were making propitiatory sacrifices. Along the streets of the city was shed the blood of some animals, such as sign of fertility, but the real ritual consisted in a kind of lottery of love. names of women and men used to worship this God were placed in an urn and appropriately mescolati.Quindi a child chose at random a few couples who have lived for a year in intimacy, so that the fertility rite was concluded. The next year would then be started again with other couples.
precursors Fathers of the Church, determined to put an end to this practice licentious, they tried a saint "of Love" to replace the immoral Lupercus. In 496 AD Pope Gelasius nullified this pagan festival of worship and began San Valentino , a bishop who had been martyred some two hundred years earlier. San Valentino born in Terni in the year 175 AD became the patron saint of love and patron of lovers from around the world. Valentino dedicated his life to the Christian community and the city of Terni, where the persecution raged against the followers of Jesus was consecrated bishop of the city in 197 AD by Pope San Feliciano. is considered the patron saint of lovers, since legend has it that he was the first religion that celebrated the union between a Christian and a young legionary pay. The history of San Valentino has two different endings. According to one version, when the Emperor Aurelian ordered the persecution of Christians, San Valentine was imprisoned and flogged on the via Flaminia, away from the city to prevent riots and reprisals of the faithful. While the second version says that, in 270 AD Bishop Valentino, famous for having united in marriage to a pagan and a Christian, he was invited by the Emperor Claudius II madman who tried to persuade to convert back to paganism. San Valentino , with dignity, refused to renounce his faith and, unwisely, tried to convert Claudius II in turn to Christianity. On 24 February 270 AD Valentine was stoned and then beheaded. The story also claims that while Valentine was in prison awaiting execution had been in love with the blind daughter of the guardian, Asterius, and with his faith he miraculously restored the sight of the girl. It is said that before dying the Valentino had sent a farewell message that ended with "from your Valentine". A phrase that over time has become synonymous with True Love.
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