Valentines.
It originated from Saint Valentine of Terni.
It was said that in Rome, Claudius II, a great Roman emperor,passed a law to stop all the single men in his army from marrying so as to make them more reliable in defending his borders.
Upon hearing this new law, a priest named Valentine decided to meet with young couples to join them in matrimony. Although in the end, he got caught and was sent to jail.
Now you may think that ends the story but as with all stories it has a twist. It was believed that while Valentines was in jail he fell in love with his jailer's daughter who was believed to be blind and healed by Valentine. And on the day of his execution it is said that wrote a letter to the girl and signed it "From you valentine".
He became a saint and a martyr because he did not give up his faith when Emperor Claudius offered him freedom in exchange for his faith in the Lord.
And that is a brief history of valentines. You see the far reaching contributions of Christianity to the world.
Oh yeah I forgot one more person to describe. Cupid. I think he came from the Greeks. Too tired to actually search it. So do me a favor and search it for me. Thanks a million.
Lastly, my mom always said that when you write something and you get ideas from someone else you should credit them for it or else you will go to jail and spend your entire life there. So for fear of going to jail. Here is my Reference:
http://hubpages.com/hub/The-History-of-St-Valentines-Day
Sayonara Reader(s). and have A....
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P.S.: Valentines does not have to mean you have to have a special boy or girl in your life. Valentines day is about Love. And I'm sure all of us have people we love dearly in life. So in a matter of saying we all have our own Valentine.
Happy Valentines Day my _ _ _ _ _!!
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