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Another story says that Valentine was one of the early Christians in those far-away days when that meant danger and death. For helping some Christian martyrs he was held, drag before the Prefect of Rome and cast into jail.

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According to one legend, Valentine actually sends the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in jail, it is believed that Valentine chop down in love with a young beautiful girl — who was the jailor's daughter — who visited him during his imprisonment. The morning of the execution, he is said to have sent the keeper's daughter a farewell message signed, "From your Valentine." Although the reality behind the Valentine legends is misty, the stories certainly highlight his appeal as a compassionate, brave, and, most importantly, romantic person. It's no surprise that by the Middle Ages, Valentine was one of the most popular saints in France and England.

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After Christianity was firmly established the priests wanted the people to forget the old heathen gods. But they did not wish to do away with all their feasts and sports. So they kept the Lupercalia and called it Valentine's Day.

Valentine Customs:

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A young girl was thought to marry, eventually, the first eligible male she met on this day. If a girl was curious and brave enough she could conjure up the appearance of her future spouse by going to the graveyard on St. Valentine's Eve at midnight. She would then sing a prescribed chant and run around the church twelve times.

In England, little children went about singing of St. Valentine and collecting small gifts. It was also customary to place valentines on their friends' doorsteps.

Modern Valentines:

History tells us the first current valentines date from the early years of the 15th Century. The young French Duke of Orleans, capture at the battle of Agincourt, was kept a prisoner in the Tower of London for many years. He write lovely poem to his wife, who was real valentines for him. About sixty of them remain. These can be seen among the royal papers in the British Museum.

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Flowers as valentines appear nearly 200 years later. Daughters of Henry IV of France give a party in honor of St Valentine. At that time each lady received a beautiful bouquet of flowers from the man chosen as her valentine. So from Italy and France comes the pretty custom of sending our friends loving messages, gifts, flowers, etc. on this day. Now days with flowers, beautiful cards, and heart-shaped candles were sending to him/her lovers. Many years ago peoples were send handwritten litters say "LOVE LATTER" to his/her lover person. This letters were sending by dove say "LOVE BIRD".

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Valentine's Day History

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One of the least romantic days of the year is Valentine's Day. On February 14th people across the country exchange gifts of candy, gifts and flowered with their wives, husbands loved ones and crush all in the name of St. Valentine. But so many people doesn’t know who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate Valentine day?

The history of Valentine's Day:

The history of St. Valentine's Day has two legends attached to it - the Protestant and the Catholic legend. Valentine's Day started from the time of the Roman culture. In earliest Rome, February 14th was a holiday to honor Juno. Juno was the Queen of the Roman Gods and Goddesses. The Romans also knew the Juno as the Goddess of marriage and love. Also she was know as the as the Goddess of woman.

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The lives of young boys and girls were strictly separate. But, one of the customs of the young people was name drawing. On the eve of the festival of Lupercalia the names of Roman girls were written on slips of paper and put this slip into jars. Each young man would take one slip from this jar. Open this slip and the girl whose name in that slip is the partner of that boy for the duration of the festival. Sometimes the pairing of the children last an entire year, and sometime they would fall in love and finally they would married.

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At that time the Claudius II was the leader of Rome. Under the rule of Claudius II Rome was involved in many bloody and unpopular campaigns. He was cruel. So he was having a difficult to getting soldiers to join his military. He believed that the reason for this difficulty was roman men did not want to leave their loves and families. So he was angry. Consequently, Claudius cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. At the time of Claudius II the Saint Valentine was a celebrant at Rome. Valentine, realized the injustice of the ruling. Seeing the trauma of young lovers, he met them in a secret place, and joined them in the sacrament of matrimony. He defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. But Claudius soon learned of this "friend of lovers," and had him under arrest. Before the Prefect of Rome Saint Valentine and Saint Marius was aid the Christian martyr and secretly married couples, and for this type of feat Saint Valentine was apprehended and dragged, who damned him to be firmed to death with clubs and to have his head cut off. He suffered martyrdom on the 14th day of February, around 270. At that time it was the routine in Rome, to celebrate in the month of February the Lupercalia, feast in honour of a heathen god. On these occasions, amidst a variety of pagan ceremonies, the names of young women were placed in a box, from which they were drawn by the men as chance directed.

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On February 14, 270 AD, Valentine was executed. Valentine thus becomes a Patron Saint, and divine overseer of an annual festival. The festival involved young Romans offering women they admired, and wished to court, handwritten greetings of affection on February 14. The greeting cards acquired St.Valentine's name.

"For this was on St. Valentine's Day, When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate."

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