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HistoryThe Romans used to have a celebration on the 15th of February, whereas the Roman soldiers got to choose a woman they would spend the next twelve months with.

A lot of the soldiers fell in love and got married and did not want to go to battle. So the emperor said no soldiers could get married, but the church disagreed with this and said they would marry them if they wanted. So the emperor had the priests arrested.

One of the priests was called Valentine, and he was in love with the jailer's daughter so he wrote her a letter and the jailer found out about this and had him clubbed to death. At the end of his letter, Valentine wrote, "Farewell from your Valentine." He died on the 14th of February.

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Valentine's Day is a festival that cherishes love and romance. The festival falls on February 14th every year and is celebrated in several countries across the world including US, UK, Canada, Japan, France, China and India.

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