Every February 14, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of Valentine’s day. People generally think of jewelry, candy, the colors red and pink, ect. But now one really thinks about the question that has been lingering in my mind, how did this all get started? It is said that there was an emperor named 'Claudius' who believed that after marriage people would become physically and mentally unfit. So, he ordered his soldiers not to marry. This statement startled a priest named "Valentine" when he heard about this. He requested those soldiers to marry. When the emperor came to know about this, he at once called the priest to have him hung. From that day on people started celebrating this day as ‘Valentine’s Day’ otherwise known as the day of love.
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