Here are some roses for my Slow Travel Friends.

G and I do not celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. He feels it is a ‘Hallmark’ holiday. I do agree it has become so commercial. But I do like to take a day to celebrate love. Did you know that there is a Kissing Festival in France? La Fête du Baiser is held this coming Saturday in the French town of Roquemaure. Here is a great article on the festival and the history of St Valentine’s Day from a 2005 Sydney Morning Herald.

And here is a bit about the history of the holiday. The roots of the celebration are from the Roman holiday, Lupercalia.