I thought that sharing the story of valentines day might be interesting with all of you, since it is the biggest day celebrated world over as the day of love and lovers and i am a part of it because i got married on this day.
"One of the stories beind the reasons for how Valentine's Day started comes the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honour Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia.
Young boys and girls lived strictly separate lives. One of the customs 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 would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.
I also thought of sharing a image of a recent bride i shot. The image was shot on location with strobe lights.
"One of the stories beind the reasons for how Valentine's Day started comes the time of the Roman Empire. In ancient Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honour Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew her as the Goddess of women and marriage. The following day, February 15th, began the Feast of Lupercalia.
Young boys and girls lived strictly separate lives. One of the customs 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 would draw a girl's name from the jar and would then be partners for the duration of the festival with the girl whom he chose. Sometimes the pairing of the children lasted an entire year, and often, they would fall in love and would later marry.
I also thought of sharing a image of a recent bride i shot. The image was shot on location with strobe lights.
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