Happy Valentines Day

Valentines origin is two men were executed and were both named Valentine. On Feb. 14 of different years in the 3rd century their martyrdom was honored by the Catholic Church with the celebration of St.Valentine's Day. This day's past is very bloody but turned into love in the air.Valentine's Day is an old tradition thought to have originated from a Roman Festival known as Lupercalia.It was held on February 15 as a fertility festival dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture.The festival survived the initial rise of Christianity but was outlawed at the end of the 5th century when Pope Gelasius declared February 14 St Valentine's Day.One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men.Valentine's Day is an old tradition thought to have originated from a Roman Festival known as Lupercalia. This is a very important day for many people. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine’s actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.