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What would Valentine’s Day be without images of a golden-tressed boy armed with bow & arrows? The arrows represent feelings of love & desire, & they are aimed & cast at various individuals, causing them to fall deeply in love - or fall out of it. In Roman mythology, the boy is known as Cupid & is the son of Venus, the goddess of love. Portrayed as a cherubic & mischievous toddler, this magical boy was purported to be the matchmaker of gods & mortals alike.
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For students of Greek mythology, Cupid represents Eros, the Greek word for “desire.” He was the son of Aphrodite, Venus’ Hellenistic counterpart, & would play with the hearts of mortals & gods, sometimes leaving mayhem in his wake. In Greek mythology, Eros was more teenager than bubbly baby, & capitalized on his status as a heartthrob rather than the cherubic status of Roman mythology, according to Richard Martin, a Stanford University professor. While Cupid may have been an adorable imp, some historians say Eros had a darker side, going so far as to describe him as calculating & sinister - forcing the wrong people into lovelorn matches. According to Museum Hack, while Cupid could make people fall in & out of love, he also was once in love himself. In this telling, Cupid is a young man when Venus learns that a mortal girl is born with such great beauty that others start to forget to worship Venus, adoring this girl instead. Upset about the misdirected adoration toward this mortal, Venus asks Cupid to have the girl, Psyche, fall in love with a monster. Cupid agrees, but once he sees Psyche he “accidentally” hits himself with one of his own golden arrows & falls in love with Psyche. The resulting match does not prove easy, & through a series of unfortunate events, Psyche must prove her love to Cupid & accomplish various tasks to win back his heart. Eventually, Psyche does & achieves goddess status. Cupid has been portrayed both as a young man & child through Renaissance art & beyond. When Valentine’s Day became popular in the 18th & 19th centuries, Cupid was linked to Valentine’s Day celebrations due to his matchmaking abilities. His popularity only continued in the early 20th century, when Hallmark began to manufacture Valentine’s Day cards featuring Cupid.
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Cupid helped push people together in ancient mythology, & he can even be the catalyst for modern day matchmaking as well.
Lent Begins With Ash Wednesday, February 17th Lent is a religious observance within the Christian liturgical calendar that begins on Ash Wednesday & ends six weeks later. During Lent, millions of Christians across the globe make sacrifices, including abstaining from eating meat on certain days during Lent. It is tradition for Christians to abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday, which marks the official beginning of Lent, & many also abstain from eating meat on Fridays throughout Lent. According to the Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis, the practice of avoiding meat on Fridays during Lent stems from Christians’ belief that Jesus Christ sacrificed his flesh to atone for the sins of mankind. In recognition of that sacrifice, millions of Christians do not eat flesh meat, which includes the meat of mammals & poultry, on Fridays throughout Lent. Fish is not considered flesh meat, so many Christians consume fish on Fridays during Lent.
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