History of Valentine’s Day
The origin of Valentine’s Day was created in the era of the Roman empire. According to Roman custom, February 14th is a day to honor Juno. She is the queen of the Roman deities. People also call it the Roman goddess of marriage. On the next day, February 15 began the celebration of ‘Feast of Lupercalia. ”
At that time, life was not like now, the girls are prohibited contact with the men. On the eve of Lupercalia festival took place, the names of the girls were written on a piece of paper and then inserted into the glass. Later the men had to take one paper containing the name of a girl who will be his date at the festival.
Often these couples eventually fell in love with one another, dated for several years before finally getting married. Under the reign of Emperor Claudius II, Rome was involved in the war. Claudius Caesar nicknamed cruel difficulty recruiting young people to strengthen the fleet.
He believed that Roman men are reluctant to join the army because of the weight of leaving family and her lover. Finally he ordered it to cancel all marriages and engagements in Rome. Saint Valentine who was a famous priest in Rome rejected this command.
He was with Saint Marius secretly marrying couples in love. But their actions known to the emperor who immediately ordered guards to haul and chop the kind priest.
He died right on the fourteenth day of February in the year 270 AD. At the time of the Roman people had been known as the festival of Lupercalia in February, a tradition to worship the gods. In this tradition the men are allowed to choose her partner one day.
And because the Lupercalia began in mid-February, the priests chose the name of St. Valentine’s Day to replace the name of the celebration. Since the start of the men chose a girl who wants to coincide on Valentine’s Day.
Who was St. Valentine was?
Valentine was a priest who lived in Rome in the third century. He lived in the kingdom which was led by Emperor Claudius notoriety. He hated the emperor, and he was not the only one. Claudius ambition is to have a large military force, he wants all the men in the kingdom joined the dalamya.
But unfortunately, this desire of one hand clapping. The men are reluctant to engage in war. Because they do not want to leave family and her lover. This made Claudius furious, he immediately ordered his officials to do a crazy idea.
He thinks that if he does not marry, they will be happy to join the military. Then Claudius forbade the marriage. The young couple thought this decision was not human. Because this is considered strange idea, St. Valentine refused to do it.
He is still carrying out his duties as pastor, the married couples who were falling in love even though in secret. This action immediately known to the emperor who gave the warning, but he did not budge and kept the marriage blessed in a small chapel lit only by candles, no flowers, no wedding chant.
Until one night, he caught a couple blessed. The couple managed to escape, but poor he was caught. He was imprisoned and sentenced to death. Instead of insults, he even visited a lot of people who support the action. They threw flowers and messages of support at the prison window.
One of the people who believe in love is the daughter of a prison guard. The father allowed him to visit St. Valentine in prison. Not infrequently they talked for hours. Girl regrow the preacher’s zeal. He agreed that St. Valentine has done the right thing.
On the day when he was beheaded, February 14, he took time to write a message to her for all the attention, support and assistance during his imprisonment. The end of the message, he wrote: “With Love from your’s Valentine.” * with love, from your Valentine *
The message was later changed everything. Now every year on February 14 people in various parts of the world as a day to celebrate love. The people who celebrate the day to remember St. Valentine’s Day as a warrior of love, while the emperor Claudius is remembered as someone who tried to get rid of love.
