14th February - Valentine's Day - Lover's day

14th February is Lover's day celebrated all over world with lots of love, energy, joy.
And St. Valentine is the saint of lovers.
14th February is the traditional day, on which lovers express their love.
Valentine's Day started in the time of the Roman Empire. Valentine day originate from St Valentines death on February 14, 269 A.D. He was the Roman Priest.
In 496 A.D. Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honour St. Valentine.

History of the Valentine's day:
Claudius II the Emperor of Rome, Claudius the Cruel was having a difficult time getting soldiers to join his military leagues. The reason was that roman men did not want to leave their loves or families. As a result, Claudius canceled all marriages and engagements in Rome.
The Valentine was a priest at Rome in the days of Claudius II. He and Saint Marius aided the Christian martyrs and secretly married couples, and for this kind deed Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged before the Prefect of Rome, who condemned him to be beaten to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February, about the year 270.



Birth of Valentine Card:
In the United States, Miss Esther Howland is given credit for sending the first valentine cards. Commercial valentines were introduced in the 1800's.
Now there are many commercial ways to celebrate valentine like, valentine cards, Flowers, Gifts, chocolates, and any more ways.

Myths:
In some countries, a young woman may receive a gift of clothing from a young man. If she keeps the gift, it means she will marry him.
Some people used to believe that if a woman saw a robin flying overhead on Valentine's Day, it meant she would marry a sailor. If she saw a sparrow, she would marry a poor man and be very happy. If she saw a goldfinch, she would marry a millionaire.
In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week.

sources:
http://www.pictureframes.co.uk/pages/saint_valentine.htm
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