VALENTINE'S DAY
14th February is a day we celebrate valentine's day.This day signifies love and affection. It is marked by lovers and individuals expressing their affection with gifts and messages to their loved ones. There are several stories as to the origin of this day, but no one has pinpointed the origin of the holiday. Let's talk about the most popular valentine's day story which I believe a lot of us know and believe it to be the reason why valentine's day is celebrated. Valentine's day is named after St. Valentine a catholic priest in the 3rd century who lived in Rome. At the time,many Romans were converting to Christians but, the Emperor Claudius II was a pagan and made laws restricting Christians on what they were allowed to do. Claudius prevented Roman soldiers from marrying because he believed that Roman soldiers should be completely devoted to Rome. St Valentine married the soldiers in secret Christian ceremonies and that was the beginning of his reputation for his b...