Hi! 🌙 So, Valentine's Day. A favourite celebration for the romantics amongst us. I don't mind admitting that I got a little mushy when a bouquet of flowers and some of my favourite wine and chocolates appeared in front of me this morning, courtesy of my Mr Marren! But though this special day certainly didn't appear out of nowhere, as with many long-standing traditions, it's not 100% clear exactly how or when this all started. So I did a bit of digging around and found a few potential scenarios... "What have the Romans ever done for us...?" If you've ever asked yourself that question, let me tell you all about the Pagan Roman festival of LUPERCALIA . This celebration took place in Ancient Rome at the Ides of February (15th February). It was the festival of Faunus, god of agriculture and Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. It celebrated the coming of spring and contained important fertility rites amongst the Roman people. Priests of the Luperci