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Valentine's Day goes as far back as 270 AD and came from celebrations from ancient Christian and Romans. One legend tells that the holiday began from the Roman festival of Lupercalia, a fertility celebration, but when Christianity took over pagan holidays were renamed for early Christians martyrs. In 496 AD the pope turned Lupercalia into a Christian feast day. He proclaimed that it was to honor of Saint Valentine a Roman martyr from the 3rd century. According to the Catholic encyclopedia there were three early Christian saints by the name of Valentine. One was a priest in Rome and another was a bishop in Terri. Nothing is known about the third except he died in Africa. The story of Saint Valentine is about a bishop who held secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in Claudius II who banned marriage for young men. He felt that marriage made men weak and Valentine was arrested for performing the marriages and excecuted. Thus, February 14 became a day for lovers and was annually observed by young Romans. In medieval France and England it was believed that birds mated on February 14 and the image of birds became the symbol of lovers in poems dedicated to the day. By the 18th century Valentines Day had become common in England and handmade Valentine cards, ribbons, and hearts were created. This spread to the American colonies, but it wasn't until 1840 that greeting cards were sold in the United States.
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When is valentines?
valentines is the 14th of February and was a woman and she was a saint
How many Saint Valentines were martyred on the 14th February by the Catholic Church?
No Valentines were martyred by the Catholic Church on February 14.
Who started valentines when was that?
Saint Valentine started valentines, obviously!
What does Saint Valentine have to do with Valentine's Day?
Valentines day was named after Saint Valentine.
Who was Valentines Day for?
Valentines Day was for Saint Valentine. Most stores just wanted to make it a holiday so they could get money by selling candy so they started the holiday Valentines day on the feast day of Saint Valentine
On which day do we celebrate Saint Valentine's Day?
February 14th is Saint Valentines day
What was Al Capone's most famous killing?
The Saint Valentines Day Massacre
Where did valentines come from?
Saint Valentine was in jail and he sent someone a note that was from Valentine
Who discovered Valentine's Day?
Valentines day was to recognize the death of Saint Valentine.
How long did the saint valentines day massacre last?
It was a thing of a few minutes.
How do you say happy valentines day in Japanese?
Joyeuse saint Valentin or "Bonne saint Valentin
How many Saint Valentines does the Catholic Church recognize?
The Catholic Church recognizes two Saint Valentines: Saint Valentine of Rome and Saint Valentine of Terni. Both are honored on February 14th, but there is some debate about whether they were the same person or two different individuals.
