Valentine's day by Hoang Pham

Valentine's day

Valetine's day is is an annual holiday held on February 14 celebrating love. The holiday is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Valentine and was established by PopGelasius I in 496 AD . They presenting flower, card or chocolate made hand to express their love to their lover

The history of Valentine's day

One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men — his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.And one other legend is while in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl. Before his death, he wrote her letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today.

Why did they choose February 14th for Valentine's day ?

Because Roman women welcomed being touched with the hides because it was believed the strips would make them more fertile in the coming year. Later in the day, according to legend, all the young women in the city would place their names in a big urn. They choose a name out of the urn and become paired for the year with his chosen woman. These matches often ended in marriage. Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St. Valentine's Day around 498 A.DLater, during the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds' mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of February — Valentine's Day — should be a day for romance.