Valentine's Day- the origin

February 14 is Valentine's Day, holiday of lovers in love dearly. They send each other cards with words of love burning bright or clear pink petals symbolizing love. On this occasion people often tell the love story of the Duke d 'Orléans. When he was captured and brought British soldiers detained in Tour de Londres, Valentine's Day just to the British to allow him to write a letter to love the princess Marie de Cleves district, the letter is the famous love letter in literature of France. After British release from prison he had married a wife who loved Marie.
According to this legend, the holiday is a holiday of the Romans honored the god Lupercus, a god of cattle and flocks of the shepherds. This is a holiday celebrating an end to the bitter winter day to step into the warm spring day. On this day boys and girls dating dance as an erotic game of god seaweed Lupercus. Practices caused many evils in the general population should Pope Gelase I ordered the cancellation of practices which the Church wants nayTu obscure practice is not good of the Roman people should have been replaced in the feast of St. But because of Valentine's background is not clear the Church today is no longer enrolled in the liturgical calendar Valentine but still give people this is a lovely custom.
According to other sources, the Emperor Claudius II ordered young men aged soldiers are not married but have a priest named Valentine secretly resisted orders and for married couples are to love one another. The emperor was furious and ordered the execution of the priest to this charity. Although the story is not funny but Valentine's Day is happy day, happy day for those who love one another.
According to another legend Valentine was a priest living in Rome under the Emperor Claudius II. When Claudius decreed that all citizens have to worship pagan gods and eliminate Christians. Valentine to comfort and support while encouraging believers to be detained in prison, helping them keep the faith and hope in Christ in turn he was detained and was led before the prefect to Rome he determined not to apostasy, not the sacrificial spirit of the army should be beaten eventually they had beheaded him.
When consecrated body and his soul to God, Valentine is truly a faithful disciple of Christ's love
There are also many other legends are woven around While Valentine was in prison, there is a judge with a blind girl, believed to Valentine in jail and talented cure the disease should have brought her daughter to heal thanks to the saint. He promises to try to heal her.
Realizing that Valentine is wise, he would teach his daughter during treatment. He has taught poetry and told Julia about the area of ​​Christ, the love of God immense .. Julia believes in the teachings. Asked Julia Valentine:
"Does God really hear our prayers are not?
"Yes Lord heard the prayer of every one of us"
"Do you know that I have prayed night and day?. I pray God for me to see what the father described to me?"
Many days passed but not yet healed her eyes! Valentine was brought to trial and been decapitated. The night before Valentine's Day was brought before law school, he asked guards to borrow a piece of paper and pen. He wrote little rush Julia farewell and thanks given to the girl's blind judge. He advised her to trust and love God at the sign "Valentine". The next morning he was led out right beheaded on February 14 in 270.
When the guards brought a message to the girl. At the Julia opens identify a small petals. Looking down at the flowers in hand, she saw the yellow flowers and then look at the sheet of paper she found in the lower petal pink sign "Valentine". For the first time in my life saw Julia color and sunlight. What a miracle!
Legend has it that Julia has brought an almond tree planted by the graves purple to your Valentine today almond is a symbol of love and friendship.
"Valentine Day" or "On Love", is on the sweet words of love, feelings toward awarded sent to the loved ones around the world.