Why Valentine's Day is February 14?

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February 14 is the festival of the priests of Valentine. Valentine was a Catholic priest, who was sentenced to death by Roman Emperor Claudius II on this day of the third century of Christianity.

There are many legends surrounding his death sentence. One of the most popular stories mentioned, he was a priest. After Claudius's ban on the marriage of youths (since unmarried young men were the best soldiers), they tied up young men in marriage. In another story, he helped save the life of imprisoned Catholics for religious beliefs.

However, this day is probably promoted to fade lupercalia in the pagan festivals. By February 13 and 15, a goat and a dog devoured and the women whipped with the skin of sacrificed animals, the Romans celebrated the Lupercalia festival. It may seem unbearable, but they believed that it would make women more fertile and in fact women were also waiting to withstand the whip torture.

In the fifth century Pope Galianus banned the first lupercalia and declared it on February 14, Valentine's Day or Love Day. Now the day is celebrated in different countries of the world. But Valentines Day is celebrated differently in Japan. For example, according to a study of good housekeeping, men spend twice as much money on women than Valentine's Day gifts. But in Japan, mainly women buy gifts, where men usually accept gifts. In 1936 Chocolate company Morozap introduced the love day in the country. In our country like this journalist, Columnist Shafiq Rehman

The day in Japan is celebrated differently. On February 14th, women gave men chocolates. Interestingly, women also get chocolate gifts on a separate day, and the day is March 14. The Japanese observe this day as 'White Day'. Japanese men give women's rewards and gifts (mostly white chocolate) on this day.

References: Readers Digest

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