READ MORE: Who Is Cupid? How ‘X’ Came to Mean ‘Kiss’ It wasn’t until stories of his mischief were told by Romans that he adopted the childlike appearance that we recognize today. Eros, the son of Greek goddess Aphrodite, would use two sets of arrows-one for love and another for hate-to play with the emotions of his targets. However, before he was renamed Cupid, he was known to the ancient Greeks as Eros, the god of love. The chubby baby with wings and a bow and arrow that we call Cupid has been associated with Valentine’s Day for centuries. According to the Food Business News, pharmacist and inventor Oliver Chase created a machine that would quickly create the lozenges before switching to using the machine to create candy-later known as Necco Wafers.Ĭhase’s brother came up with the idea to print messages on the candy in 1866, and the candies got their heart shape in 1901, appealing specifically to Valentine’s Day sweethearts. The iconic chalky heart-shaped candies that have been passed out lovingly every Valentine’s Day started out as lozenges. ‘Sweethearts’ Candies Started Out as Lozenges According to legend, women would later put their names in an urn and be selected to be paired with a man for a year. During the festival of Lupercalia, Roman priests would sacrifice goats and dogs and use their blood-soaked hides to slap women on the streets, as a fertility blessing. Some trace Valentine’s Day origins to a Christian effort to replace a pagan fertility festival that has been dated as far back as the 6th century B.C.
WATCH: 7 Things You Didn't Know About Valentine's Day Origins to a Bloody Pagan Festival Here are nine interesting facts about the holiday dedicated to romance and love. Hundreds of years of traditions and customs have made it into the holiday that we observe today. Valentine’s Day is celebrated every February 14 as couples across the globe honor their spouses, partners and sweethearts. ‘Sweethearts’ Candies Started Out as Lozenges.‘Vinegar Valentines’ Discouraged Suitors.First Valentine Was Written From a Prison.
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