How The Day of Love Came To Be Celebrated…
The history of Valentine’s Day is filled with varying versions. The most popular one is about the Christian man named Valentine who lived in the Roman days of Claudius, who is also known as the ‘Cruel’. Claudius had banned marriages so that he could send the single men into his army for war. But Valentine defied orders and secretly performed marriages for young lovers. He was found out and thrown into jail. While in prison, he became good friends with the jailer’s daughter.
As legend would have it, just before his execution on February 14, he sent a letter to her, signed off as “from your Valentine”.
After his death, Valentine was made a saint and the 14th became known as St. Valentine’s Day. For the Romans, Valentine’s Day was known as the official day for Cupid, the God of Love.
Today, people complain that it has just gotten too commercialized. Don’t let that dampen your mood. Regardless of the way it’s celebrated, Valentine’s Day has allowed the shy an excuse to show their feelings and be mushy without embarrassment and the ones rolling in love to indulge their loved ones in the best romance has to offer.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
The history of Valentine’s Day is filled with varying versions. The most popular one is about the Christian man named Valentine who lived in the Roman days of Claudius, who is also known as the ‘Cruel’. Claudius had banned marriages so that he could send the single men into his army for war. But Valentine defied orders and secretly performed marriages for young lovers. He was found out and thrown into jail. While in prison, he became good friends with the jailer’s daughter.
As legend would have it, just before his execution on February 14, he sent a letter to her, signed off as “from your Valentine”.
After his death, Valentine was made a saint and the 14th became known as St. Valentine’s Day. For the Romans, Valentine’s Day was known as the official day for Cupid, the God of Love.
Today, people complain that it has just gotten too commercialized. Don’t let that dampen your mood. Regardless of the way it’s celebrated, Valentine’s Day has allowed the shy an excuse to show their feelings and be mushy without embarrassment and the ones rolling in love to indulge their loved ones in the best romance has to offer.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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