History Behind Valentines Day
Valentines day is the day of love and romance. It comes on 14th February every year and it is celebrated across the world like U.K., U.S., India, Britain, France, Australia, Italy etc. Different countries which celebrate it with different traditions.
Valentine day is the feast of St. Valentine. Valentines day has a small history which is connected with St. Valentine who married in secret and because of it, he had sacrificed his life by the Roman emperor Claudius. People still remember St. Valentine on valentines day to give honor to him. It is said that the Roman Emperor, Claudius, didn’t wanted any marriages to take place during wartime. But Bishop Valentine went against of him and performed marriage ceremonies which led him on death on 14th February and in respect of him, lovers celebrate 14th February every year in his memory. The another belief of valentines day is that on the day of 14th February, when he was executed, he had a visitor and gave him a note to reassure her that said “From Your Valentine” which seems to be origin of belief. Since then, Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year by the people residing in across the globe.
Valentines day is a glorious and global festival which is celebrated by the people, especially, youngsters. There is one more factor of valentines day celebration in recent time. On this day, people find way to express their love for their valentine.
The common factor of valentines day to express love for their mate is to give chocolates, cakes, flowers and soft toys etc. to their valentine. This festival of love and romance, that is, valentines day, is said to have invented in pagan times in Rome when people celebrated fertility festival in mid February.
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