Who Invented Valentine's Day Anyway?
priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than their counterparts with young wives and growing families, he outlawed marriage for men. Valentine the priest, realizing the injustice of what Claudius had done, continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered him put to death.
Another tale suggest that Valentine was actually a jailed man who sent the first 'valentine' greeting to a woman himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a woman who may have been the jail warden's daughter. She visited him often during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends isn't clear, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic romantic figure.
Today, according to the Greeting Card Association, over one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year.
Approximately 85 percent of all Valentine's greetings are purchased by women. Incidentially, Cupid, the cute cherub-like figure who hits our hearts with an arrow of love, is actually the son of Venus, the Roman goddess of love!
Happy Valentine's Day!
Another tale suggest that Valentine was actually a jailed man who sent the first 'valentine' greeting to a woman himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a woman who may have been the jail warden's daughter. She visited him often during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. Although the truth behind the Valentine legends isn't clear, the stories certainly emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic romantic figure.
Today, according to the Greeting Card Association, over one billion valentine cards are sent each year, making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year.
Approximately 85 percent of all Valentine's greetings are purchased by women. Incidentially, Cupid, the cute cherub-like figure who hits our hearts with an arrow of love, is actually the son of Venus, the Roman goddess of love!
Happy Valentine's Day!
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