by Cisca Zarmansyah (videos)
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Some experts say the origin of Valentine's Day is created at the time of Roman empire, as a ritual homage to the god Lupercus. In those days a lot of hanging around a bunch of wolves who frequently attacked Rome city. To repel the wolf, they pleaded for the god Lupercus help. In the festival, there was a tradition of drawing name. At that time, all the girls name in Rome were written on a piece of paper, and the paper was rolled up and put into a glass bowl. Every single man in Rome took one paper at random and the girl whose name listed would become his partner at the same event the following year. But when the emperor Claudius II came to power, the show began prohibited. The reason was many young men who refused to fight. Claudius believed it was happening because the youth preferred to stay with his girlfriend and get married.
A priest named Valentine did not agree with that rule. Valentine secretly performed marriage ceremonies to couples who came. Finally the action was known by Claudius. Valentine was arrested and sentenced to death. The execution was done on 14 February. The date was later celebrated as the day of love.
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Cisca Zarmansyah : Dear Valentine's day, is it you? or Lupercalia?
Almira Izzati : Woooy ...! Cutie pie, today is Valentine's Day. Stop learning theory! Why don't you sing a love song? ........
Almira Izzati : Oops! .... yaa ... it exists! it exists! I vaguely heard your heart sings a love song.♫♫♪.... if there were no words, no way to speak. I would still hear you. If there were no tears, no way to feel inside. I'd still feel for you. A...nd even if the sun refuse to shine, even if romance ran out of rhyme, you would still have my heart until the end of time. You're all I need my love, my Valentine.... All of my life I have been waiting for all you give to me. You've opened my eyes and showed me how to love unselfishly. I've dreamed of this a thousand times before. In my dreams I couldn't love you more. I will give you my heart until the end of time. You're all I need my love, my Valentine. Da da da... Da da da... ♫♫♪ ......
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Valentino Vie : baby, this topic could lead us to a variety of religious views, but I never made this as a polemic. I think love is a universal thing, and in accordance with its application in this day and age, love is not only between men and women (like you and me) but also to the terms of humanity.
Valentino Vie : Plus de la théorie, je t'aime. Nous aimons les uns les autres. Dites-moi si notre amour est un péché!
CieL- FreYa Ceastle : I think history has a higher price than a love story! And I really like what's on your mind, or even something in your heart that you can never reveal to anyone.
Fairuz Azalia : According to me, Valentine's Day is not really appropriate if interpreted as "Valentine's Day". Because the events that happened centuries years ago, which is now celebrated as Valentine's Day, proceeds from an event that is more accurately described as a party disobedience (Making Love Party) rather than Valentines Party. These events were the ritual for pagan Roman festival called Lupercalian. In Pagan Rome's belief, February was considered as a full moon "in love" (Love, not affection) and months of fertility (read: the desire or lust).
Lupercalian Or Lupercus itself was a fertility god (the god of Agriculture and Shepherd)which was believed has a form as a mighty man and dressed half naked with only his body covered with goat skin. Mythology of Lupercus closely related to the story of Remus and Romulus who lived in Palatine hill and it was believed that their story started the construction of Rome. In addition to Rome, Pagan beliefs from ancient Greece also believed that in February --- exactly mid-January and peaked in mid-February was the Gamelion month, which was dedicated to the sacred marriage of god Zeus and Hera.
Both Pagan Rome and Pagan beliefs Greeks believed that February was a month full of passion and love.
Lupercalia Festival was a celebration which took place on December 13 to February 18, where on February 15, reached its peak. The first two days (13-14 February), dedicated to the Goddess of Love (Queen of Feverish Love) named Juno Februata. On the 13th, in the morning, the highest priest of pagan Rome brought together young men and women to come to temple worship. They separated in two rows and were both facing the main altar. All the young women's names were written in small sheets. One small sheet might only contain one name. Sheets containing the names of the young woman and then inserted into a large jug-like container, or a large bottle. After that, the preacher who led the ceremony let the young forward one by one to take one name of the girl who had been in the container at random, until the container was empty.
Every girl's name was drawn, then she must be a lover of young men who took her and the girl was obliged to serve all of his wishes for a year, until Lupercalian Festival next year.
Without the bonds of marriage, they were free to do anything. And the first night in the day, (the eve of February 14) until the eve of February 15, around the city, they were already celebrating what is now referred to as 'Valentines Day'. A term that is really wrong and is more accurately described as 'Making Love Day' or disobedience night.
On 15 February, after a full day of the new couple indulgenced their lust, they were in pairs returned to the shrine, prayed to the God of Lupercalia, asked to be protected from interference wolves and evil spirits. In this ceremony, the priest of pagan Rome would take two goats and a dog which was then slaughtered on the altar as offerings to gods or Lupercus Lupercalia. This was followed by offerings of ritual drinking of wine. After that, the youths took the one sheet of goat skin that has been available and running in the streets of the city, followed by the girls.
The streets of Rome became so festive by the shouts and laughter of young people, where the women vying to get a touch of goat skin and the men ever vying to touch the girls as much as possible. The women of ancient Rome at that time strongly believed that goat skin was dedicated to the god Lupercus has extraordinary magical powers, which could make them grow lush, getting any younger, and more beautiful.
The more they could touch the goat skin, they believe would grow beautiful and fertile.
That ceremony highly awaited young people in Rome, it was one of favorite celebration. It was not strange, considering that Roman Pagan community life was very divinize the strength (virility), beauty, and sex. Even the Gods and Goddess (their god) was depicted as a figure of powerful men and women who were beautiful and charming, with minimal clothes and even naked at all.
The Romans were very worships of the body's perfection. A lot of literature written about Pagan Rome traditions. Until now, fitness centers, which becomes one of the 'trends of modern man' which is referred to as Gymnasium, or commonly abbreviated to the Gym, is derived from Roman term that refers to the body work.
Tradition of the cult of strength and beauty (and of course it all comes down to the deification of lust) didn't disappear when Rome was used as Western Church center of Rome by the Emperor Constantine, even the churches perpetuated this ritual lust party by giving "wrap Christianity", by replacing the youngers name with the names of pope or a priest or holy men such as Santo or Saint (men) or Santa (Women).
Those who did this were the Emperor Constantine, as the first Pope and Pope Gregory I. Even in the year 496 AD, Pope Gelasius I made the Lupercalian festival was a celebration of the Church to bring myth of Saint Valentine (Saint Valentine's) which was said died on 14 February.
This is what we now know as "Valentine's Day". Lupercalian festival, which is actually more accurately described as "Making Love Day", is the origin of this warning. By some parties who want to benefit from these rituals and the impact, this momentum is referred to as 'Valentine's Day', something that is very distant and different from its essence.
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(FA- Tx/CZLA/02/11)
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