Sen alkuperästä sanotaan: ”Tapa muinaisessa Roomassa Lupercalia-juhlissa helmikuussa, jolloin muiden menojen ohessa nuorten naisten nimiä pantiin laatikkoon, josta nuoret miehet sattumanvaraisesti ottivat niitä.
Thus we are told regarding its origin: “A practice in ancient Rome at the festival of Lupercalia, during the month of February, when, among other ceremonies, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were taken by young men as chance directed.jw2019 jw2019