It's that day again...

[mrph]

Dead saint (or three), anyone? Not that anyone seems to know much about any of 'em.

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[ghoti.livejournal.com]

St Cyril and Methodius were missionaries to Russia. Methodius invented the Cyrillic alphabet to help with the spreading of the gospel.

More here (and there is quite a bit, too.

Nobody knows much about the three St Valentines whose feast occurs today;. one appears to be a priest, another a bishop (but they're buried in different places, so they're not the same person); but Chaucer thought that this was the days when birds mated, so that's when we do lovey stuff. Apparently.


It's true that I made sorbet, and my husbvand likes sorbet, but that was irrelevant to the day.

[belladonna-9.livejournal.com]

Its also the start of the Thoroughbred Stud Season today, I dont think its related to Valentines day more to do with the 11 month gestation period of the horse...