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Is Valentine's Day pagan or what?

Is Valentine's Day pagan or what?

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Feb 01, 2023
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Welcome back to The Cauldron, witches! (Oooh ooh oooooh!)

The Birds and the Bees and the Sacrificial Dog

Let’s begin with a truly divisive subject: the origins of Valentine’s Day. In one corner, we have those who claim V-Day’s beginnings are super pagan, cuz duh sex. In the other corner are those who say pagan schmagan, one’s got nothing to do with the o…

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