The feast of Valentine’s Day is a celebration celebrated in Italy but that is actually recognized all over the world pagan. Its origins are in fact linked to a Catholic saint, but, contrary to what is believed, totally pagan. In Italy it is celebrated almost everywhere, but it is obvious that it is celebrated more in some cities, such as Verona, which is considered the city of lovers par excellence. The festival is surrounded by a series of culinary traditions and drinking.

The Valentine’s Day in Italy has entirely pagan origins, although it is closely linked to the figure of a saint who really existed and, of course, also celebrated by the Catholic Church. Valentine’s Day was a Christian bishop of Terni, beheaded at the age of 97 at the hands of the soldier Furius Placidus. According to the most reliable sources, Valentine’s Day was executed for marrying Serapia and the non-Catholic legionnaire Sabinus.