Most experts believe it was picked to keep the tradition of an old Roman festival called Lupercalia.

大多数专家认为，这是为了保持古老的罗马节日“卢珀卡利亚”的传统。

Although its origins are unclear, many have suggested the holiday has roots in the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia.

虽然它的起源尚不清楚，但许多人认为这个节日起源于古罗马的牧神节。

The holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February.

这个节日起源于 2 月中旬举行的罗马牧神节。

As Christianity spread across the Roman Empire, Lupercalia was outlawed and replaced with a church-approved version held the day before known as Saint Valentine's Day that took its place.

随着基督教在罗马帝国境内的传播，“卢珀卡利亚”节被取缔，取而代之的是在其前一日进行庆祝的教堂所批准的节日版本，被称为圣·瓦伦丁节。

At the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius forbade the celebration of Lupercalia, and some suggest that he replaced it with a day to celebrate the martyred St. Valentine.

在公元 5 世纪末，教皇格拉修斯禁止庆祝牧神节，一些人认为他用一个纪念殉道者圣瓦伦丁的日子来代替牧神节。

Lupercalia also involved men and women being paired together for the feast - and even until the following year's celebration - by pulling their names out of a hat.

Lupercalia 还涉及男人和女人通过从帽子中拉出他们的名字来配对在一起参加盛宴 - 甚至直到第二年的庆祝活动。

Some say the church scheduled the Feast of St. Valentine during the pagan festival of Lupercalia in an attempt to Christianize the sexy holiday, which included spanking women with goatskin to promote fertility in the coming year.

有人说，教会安排在异教徒的牧神节期间举行圣瓦伦泰节，是在试图使这个假期基督教化，其中包括用山羊皮抽打女性以促进来年的生育率提高。