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Love and Let Love: February Delights on the Eve of March

Facebook reminded me of this 2-year-old article about fragrances and celebrating February love on Fragrantica:

Love and Let Love: February Delights on the Eve of March

“Call us what you will: we are made such by love.” ― Delmore Schwartz

The power of love is unparalleled. It should be honored every day, not just in February. I believe love and perfumery share magical abilities that can only be destroyed by the passage of time.

We cherish love in Romania on February 24th, when we celebrate Dragobete, our Valentine’s Day. To be honest, we did not care two straws about Dragobete until Saint Valentine was upon us from other cultures, but this is not a piece on human nature. Dragobete comes from the word “Dragoste,” the Romanian word for love.

Dragobete, the god of youth, joy, and love, has ancient origins. Dragobete, the patron of love and good disposition, was also known as the “Head of Spring,” the “Son of Baba Dochia,” “St. John of Spring,” or “the fiancé of the birds” in Romanian popular tradition, and was associated with the ancient gods of love. The holiday of love was celebrated in Romanian villages through several ritual practices that marked the end of winter and the beginning of spring, when people resonate with the rebirth of nature.

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