We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day here at CVE with a LINGERIE BASH!
Join us on Saturday, February 14th from 8pm – 1am! And yes, you can wear your sexiest lingerie! There’s plenty of hot fun planned and we’ll be giving away a gift basket full of goodies to someone.
While we’re waiting for 2/14 to get here, enjoy some “fun facts” about Valentine’s Day:
1. The “Whip Me” Origins
Before it was all lace and teddy bears, Valentine’s Day had a much rougher ancestor: the Roman festival of Lupercalia. During this event, men would run around in loincloths made from sacrificed goats and gently “smack” women with strips of goat hide. They believed it increased fertility—basically, it was the original, ancient version of a “playful” dungeon night.
2. A Sweet Case of “Stiff” Competition
In the late 1800s, physicians would often suggest chocolate to their patients as a cure for a broken heart or “repressed desires.” Richard Cadbury (yes, that Cadbury) produced the first heart-shaped box of chocolates in 1861. It wasn’t just a gift; it was meant to be a literal aphrodisiac to help “get the juices flowing” again.
3. The Condom Connection
Durex and other contraceptive brands report a massive spike in sales every February. In fact, condom sales are typically 20–30% higher around Valentine’s Day than any other time of year. Meanwhile, March is the biggest month for sales of home pregnancy tests. We’ll let you do the math on that one.
4. Vinegar Valentines: The Original Ghosting
In the Victorian era, if you didn’t like someone (or wanted to be a bit of a brat), you’d send them a “Vinegar Valentine.” These were anonymous, insulting cards meant to tell unwanted suitors to get lost. It’s the 19th-century equivalent of “leaving them on read,” but with more sass and better stationary.
5. Saint Valentine: The Patron Saint of… Everything?
While we associate him with romance, Saint Valentine is technically the patron saint of fainting, epilepsy, and beekeepers. So, if your event involves people feeling weak in the knees, losing their balance, or a lot of “busy bees” buzzing around, you’re actually being quite historically accurate.