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principessa
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 Posted: 02/14/04 - 09:26 Post subject: Happy Valentine's Day !
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The holiday of Valentine's Day probably derives its origins from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia. In the early days of Rome, fierce wolves roamed the woods nearby. The Romans called upon one of their gods, Lupercus, to keep the wolves away. A festival held in honor of Lupercus was celebrated February 15th. The festival was celebrated as a spring festival. Their calendar was different at that time, with February falling in early springtime.
One of the customs of the young people was name-drawing. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and placed into jars. Each young man drew a slip. The girl whose name was chosen was to be his sweetheart for the year
Legend has it that the holiday became Valentine's Day after a priest named Valentine. Valentine was a priest in Rome at the time Christianity was a new religion. The Emperor at that time, Claudius II, ordered the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius believed that as married men, his soldiers would want to stay home with their families rather than fight his wars. Valentine defied the Emperor's decree and secretly married the young couples. He was eventually arrested, imprisoned, and put to death
Valentine was beheaded on February 14th, the eve of the Roman holiday Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine was named a saint. As Rome became more Christian, the priests moved the spring holiday from the 15th of February to the 14th - Valentine's Day. Now the holiday honored Saint Valentine instead of Lupercus
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Zuldane
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Location: At sea.
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Posted: 02/14/04 - 12:52 Post subject:
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sucks
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Tamena
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Joined: 13 Oct 2002
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Location: New Joisey!
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Posted: 02/14/04 - 13:00 Post subject:
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yup yup...
Happy VD ya'll 
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ATM Banana
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Joined: 02 Jan 2003
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Posted: 02/14/04 - 14:31 Post subject:
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he wasn't beheaded, he got thrown into a f*****g collesium and eaten by 12 lions.
they were still hungry btw.
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Sabalo
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Joined: 20 Oct 2002
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Location: Olympia, Washington
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Posted: 02/14/04 - 21:44 Post subject:
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| TamenaEverlost wrote: | yup yup...
Happy VD ya'll |
vd is bad =/
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Tamrissa
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Joined: 29 Nov 2002
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Location: at my computer
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Posted: 02/14/04 - 22:20 Post subject:
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happy vday
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Occulis
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Location: Moral Relativity Central
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Posted: 02/14/04 - 22:58 Post subject:
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I've only had 1 s****y Valentine's Day and in retrospect I'm glad it didn't turn out the way I wanted. So... happy VD! 
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ashwynd
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Posted: 02/14/04 - 23:24 Post subject:
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this thread's title makes me want to vomit repeatedly 
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Nobonius
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Posted: 02/14/04 - 23:49 Post subject:
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VD? Huh? Venereal Disease?
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Guest
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Posted: 02/15/04 - 03:11 Post subject:
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Good night was had by all, as we watched the money fly out of my wallet.
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ATM Banana
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Posted: 02/15/04 - 04:41 Post subject:
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sodomy.
what was this thread about?
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ATM Banana
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Posted: 02/15/04 - 04:42 Post subject:
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ohh yeah, this day sucks dildo.
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Occulis
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Posted: 02/15/04 - 10:25 Post subject:
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| Kbarr wrote: | Good night was had by all, as we watched the money fly out of my wallet.
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haha
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