14 February is celebrated as Valentine’s Day every year all over the world and it is celebrated as the day of love and affection irrespective of country, race and age. The common practice in Valentine’s Day is to send cards to sweethearts, friends, family members or any near and dear ones. The history of Valentine’s Day is associated with two saints named Valentine who were martyred on 14th February. People believe that those two saints were martyrs of early Christian church in Rome, but scholars of Roman history could not find any satisfactory proof to authenticate this fact.
The history of Valentine’s Day is associated with two saints named Valentine who were martyred on 14th February. People believe that those two saints were martyrs of early Christian church in Rome, but scholars of Roman history could not find any satisfactory proof to authenticate this fact.
Due to the absence of any real proven fact, there are many myths and legends associated with this special day. Roman emperor Claudius decided to form a strong army and he felt that young unmarried men would become better soldiers compared to those who have wife and children.
So emperor prohibited marriage in the society and St Valentine realized the injustice of this order and continued to perform marriage of the young lovers secretly denying the royal decree. He was killed by emperor’s order on the 14th of February. Few people believe that St Valentine fall in love with the young daughter of jailor during his imprisonment. This story and myth of Valentine became very popular in France and England in medieval ages.
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