What is that in the air? Could it be… love? HA! Bet you thought we’d say death! Today we recognize Valentine’s Day by looking at the origins of Valentine’s Day, including the grizzly execution of its namesake Saint Valentine. Sorry, we can’t help ourselves, but we do what we love! We also take a look at the lost (and frankly much cooler sounding) Pagan version of the holiday known as Lupercalia with its ample displays of debauchery. Plus we take a gander at Valentine’s Day mascot Cupid, that lovable cherub scamp that spreads love by shooting people with arrows; the epic poem that tied the concept of love with the death of a martyred saint; and how St. Valentine (amongst others) is the Patron Saint of Epilepsy. Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is here, so snuggle up to that special someone, read them the entirety of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Parliament of Fowls,” and most importantly, listen in, Land of the Living!

Links for today’s episode:

Origins of Valentine’s Day

https://www.history.com/articles/valentines-day-origin

Lupercalia

https://www.history.com/articles/lupercalia

Who is Cupid?

https://www.history.com/articles/who-is-cupid

Translation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Parliament of Fowls”

https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/English/Fowls.php

St. Valentines and Others: The Patron Saints of Epilepsy

https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/news/st-valentine-and-others-patron-saints-of-epilepsy

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