10 Interesting Things About St Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is an interesting romantic celebration steeped in history. Almost all of us know at least something about it, but there are still a lot of interesting facts about Valentine’s Day that you might not be aware of. Here are a few of them:
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The Many Origins of Valentine’s Day

February is the month when people celebrate their love for one another. On the 14th day of the month, cards, flowers, candy and other gifts are given between couples for the celebration of Valentine’s Day. There are a lot of stories about how this holiday came to be and most of them involve a catholic priest named Valentine (who later became a Saint), that lived in Rome in the third century, AD.

The then current roman emperor Claudius II had it in his head that his soldiers would perform better if they were single (which is actually wrong, as people tend to have a higher motivation when someone they care about is waiting for them home), so to this end he declared marriage for young men illegal. Priest Valentine refused to accept this decree to follow the new law and secretly continued to wed those young couples who came before him. When the emperor found out about it, he threw Valentine into jail as punishment.
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