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How Did Valentine’s Day Get Started?

  • September 8, 2011 at 4:21 pm

Even if February is a short month, it is the month of preference for anyone who’s in love around the world. Of course, the reason is because February is the month when St. Valentine’s day is celebrated. Valentine’s day is the day when lovers express their love to each other. Love is in the air on this day when lovers verbalize the language of their heart and make each other feel thou preciousness.

And, given that all celebrations started from something, it is easy to see how many tales are also associated with Valentine’s day. Typically, people exchange gifts and words of love on February 14th every year. However, according to one tale, February 14 is when someone gave up his life in sacrifice for love.

Valentine was a saint who lived his earthly life in Rome in the 3rd century before Christ. He was a priest in the kingdom of Saint Claudius II. The king assumed that soldiers were negatively impacted by marriage and family, and he felt that relationships were a cause of weakness in men. So, to make sure his men remained strong, he decided to ban marriage for young men.

But, it so happened that Valentine did not agree with the king’s orders. He went on to marry young soldiers against royal order. And sadly, the king soon found out what Valentine was doing. He ordered St. Valentine’s death on February 14th.

Since then, February 14th has symbolized the eternity of love.

And certainly, this is only one of the tales associated with Valentine’s day. In yet another story, Valentine was a prisoner who fell in love with the jailer’s daughter. The day he was sentenced to die, he left a letter for his beloved. The date on the letter was February 14, and the document was signed “Your Valentine.”

So, no matter which story led to the present celebration, February 14th became a day dedicated to love. It started the tradition of expressing one’s love to the object of their desires.

Though it is very difficult to know the true identity of the man Valentine, it is for sure that he was an idol of love who died but proved that the flame of love can never be extinguished. Love always stands unbeaten and victorious despite of countless attempts made by people to trounce it and this is the primary cause to rejoice the Valentines Day.

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