Controversial preacher, Fumilayo a.k.a Mummy GO has actually condemned people commemorating Valentine’s day.The preacher known for threatening people with hellfire, stated the situation surrounding Valentine’s day does not should have to be celebrated.Mummy Go, she sees no reason the story of Valentine should have event. According to FIRSTPOST, It is thought that Valentine’s Day has its origin in ancient Rome, when the banquet of Lupercalia was commemorated from 13 February to 15 February. A goat and a pet dog were compromised by guys on these days and ladies were whipped with the hides of the sacrificed animals as it was believed that this will make them fertile. Throughout the festival, a matchmaking lottery would also be carried out. Male would draw names of women from a jar

and would pair up with that female throughout of the festival, or perhaps longer. While the banquet of Lupercalia was a commonly ritual, it remained in the 3rd century A.D. when Valentine’s Day got its name. Emperor Claudius II had actually ordered Saint Valentine, a priest who assisted Christian couples in marrying, to be performed. Emperor Claudius II protested the marriage of single men and ordered that Saint Valentine ought to be beheaded. The execution happened on 14 February. It is likewise stated that while St. Valentine was locked up, he looked after the jailor’s blind daughter and even wrote her a card which stated ‘from your Valentine ‘. In the 5th century, Pope Gelasius expelled the pagan routines of Lupercalia and integrated it with St. Valentine’s Day.

Once the pagan routines were gone, St. Valentine’s Day celebrations grew more romantic in nature. The celebration became everything about love and intimacy. Popular poets such as Geoffrey Chaucer and William Shakespeare also began to popularise this day by composing sweet things about love and passion. ToriNG