Happy VD

In case no one else said it to you today, Happy Valentine's Day.

Can't imagine why any one of a trio of long-dead, probably apocryphal celibate priests (including a priest of Rome, a bishop of Interamna, and a martyr in a Roman province in Africa) should come to stand for earthly love, but I suspect this explains why: "The creation of the feast for such dimly conceived figures may have been an attempt to supersede the pagan holiday of Lupercalia, that was still being celebrated in 5th century Rome, on February 15."

So, Happy Lupercalia.
Sounds like a lot more fun to me...