Saint Valentine’s Day has its origins in the days of Goddess worship. The Roman’s festival to the Goddess of love fever, Juno Februata, included strips of paper with women’s names on them. Young men would choose the "notes" and erotic games would ensue.

Much later, St. Valentine, whom scholars say is mythical, became the patron of lovers, though the Christian holidays were a much more toned down - affair. Love notes evolved and the sexual rites of early spring, even in the Middle Ages, involved secret rituals, love potions and spells...