Valentines Day

 Every year on the 14th of February, we celebrate Valentines day where we exchange gifts and chocolates and celebrate our bf/gf/wife/husband/lover. It all leads back to a man named St. Valentine and how he was very mysterious, and only legends are told. On legend says that back in the  third century in Rome, and emperor named Claudius II. He decided that single men were better soldiers than those with families and wives, so he outlawed marriage for young men. And valentine found what he did to be injustice so he continued to perform marriages in secret. but once, the emperor found out he was put to death. Another legend has it that Valentine was imprisoned and actually sent the first "valentine"  greeting himself after he fell in love with a young lady . He would write at the end of the letter from your Valentine, before his death. An the death of Valentine is the day we celebrate to remember him and to spread the tradition of what he did. we also think that it should be the day of romance as well because its the beginning of birds mating season. Valentine greetings were popular as far back in the Middle ages, but it is said that the written Valentines didn't appear till after 1400. it wasn't  as popular till the 17th century but in 18th century all classes start to exchange small tokens of love and letters and presents to their valentines. And till this day we carry on th tradition across the world.