There is a collection of stories about the origins of this feast, but the most famous ones are those of the Roman era and the rule of Claudius at the end of the third century AD, when it is said that the country was at war, but the majority of married men were reluctant to fight the war and lazy to participate in it, .
This decision resulted in objections to many people, including a priest named Valentin, so the priest continued to arrange matters of marriage for young people in secret in opposition to the king's decision. But after the order was revealed to Claudius, the priest was forced to abandon Christianity and convert to Roman paganism, but he refused to abandon his beliefs, leading to the death sentence against him on 14 February 270 AD. In 1863, The body of the Reverend Valentine to the Carmelite Church on Whitefriere Street in the Irish capital of Dublin.
But there are other details told in some sources of the same story, that the priest Valentine when he was inside the prison fell in love with the daughter of a guard, and when Claudius was sentenced to death and was executed on 14/2 .. This was the beginning of the beginning of this feast which It was later called the Rev. Valentin.
One of the other stories about the origin of the Valentines is that Pastor Valentin was the first person to send a letter in a romantic and romantic way to his wife and son. The message was written with words bursting with feelings and feelings of love, and this way of writing the letter exists to this day among lovers.
There are other accounts in the Catholic Church about this day, some say that the day of February 14 was special to honor the martyrs of the war and has nothing to do with the history of the pastor Valentine, so the church in 1969 delete the day of the memory of Rev. Valentine of his calendar.
Another story shows that the Roman goddess Juno, who was responsible for the marriage and problems of young women, had arranged marriage ceremonies on the evening of 14 February by placing the names of young men and women in a bag. Then they were given lots and two nights to stay with each other.
The first mention of Valentine's Day in a literary text was the poem by the poet Jeffrey Choser, written on the occasion of the marriage of Richard II of England in 1382, as the poet says in his poem "On Valentine's Day, every bird looking for his mistress."
The oldest surviving document on the Valentines is the Charles Duke of New Orleans, written in 1415 and now preserved in the English Museum.
There are other trends about the emergence of Valentines in the culture of the ancient Romanians, as it is said that the Romanians were celebrating on 14/2 each year their special away from all their gods, and they slaughtered goats and sprayed his skin on the roads, and women touch the skin as it protects them from the pain of labor at Birth.
There are sources indicating that Valentine's Day began in 496 AD at the hands of Pope Calasio. It was believed that this feast was an effective way to encourage young people to marry and later became rich with Greek and Roman celebrations.
In the 19th century, Gregory XVI revived Valentine's Day traditions.
The names and traditions of this holiday differ from country to country.
In Asia, especially in Singapore, China and South Korea, large sums of money were spent on this day to buy gifts. In Japan, the largest confectionery company was established in 1960, where women give sweets to their lovers. The Japanese are not committed to giving flowers and candles. ) ..
In Finland, Valentine's Day was known as "Friendship Day" .. In France (Valentine St.) ...
In Egypt, huge numbers of flowers and red gifts are sold. In Saudi Arabia, the sale of gifts for this festival was banned in 2002 and 2005, but young people continued to purchase them, even though the ban is still in force.
There are events in the history associated with Valentine's Day, and some historical sources say that in 1349, a group of fanatical Christians burned about 2,000 Jews in the city of Strasbourg.
The Supreme Court of Love was established in Paris on Valentine's Day in 1400. The court was concerned with lovers' affairs of love, treason and violence against women.
The Valentine's Day was reflected in the work of a number of writers and celebrities in the world, including Shakespeare, who wrote his work "Hamlet" on this occasion.
When the thousands of young people took to the streets during the 19th century, rich people thought of a way to raise money. They printed red cards and gifts of love and sold them to young people. And then expanded this trade and began issuing these gifts and cards to European countries, Asia and the rest of the world.
Pastor Valentine
Pope Gregory XVI