Valentine’s Day was originally associated with the mating of birds. Chaucer
wrote in “Assembly of Fowls:”
“For this was on Saint Valentine’s Day,
Where ev’ry fowl cometh to choose her mate.”
More than 80 million Little Debbie Be My Valentine Cakes are sold each year.
“Cupid” is a comprehensive model of plant-environment interaction developed by
Dr. John M. Norman at the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
The celebration of Valentine’s Day can be traced to the ancient Roman holiday
of the Lupercal, which honored Lupercus the Lycaean who protected flocks of
sheep from wolves.
St. Bernard once said “Qui me amat, amat et canem meam” or “Love me, love my
dog.”
This article appears in February 14 • 1997 and February 14 • 1997 (Cover).