Happy Valentine day 2020: Check why Valentine Day happens on February 14
- Do you know why Valentine is celebrated on February 14 and how it got its name?
- Today we are telling you everything related to the history of Valentine Day.
New Delhi,(Why is Valentine day Celebrated):Today is Valentine Day. Every year on 14 February, Valentine Day is celebrated, which people celebrate as a festival of love. Even in India, couples celebrate love by giving gifts, chocolate etc. to their partners. But, this day was not celebrated like this, it has a beautiful history of its own.
Celebration in the name of the clergy of Rome
According to reports, Valentin is mentioned in the book named ‘Auria of Jacobus de Vorajin’. This day is celebrated in the name of Saint Valentine, a pastor of Rome. It is said that Saint Valentin believed in promoting love in the world, but a king in Rome did not like him and he was against love marriage. He considered love marriage wrong.
Hanged the priest
Emperor Claudius felt that the Romans were not enlisting in the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and families. To get rid of this problem, Claudius banned marriage and engagement in Rome. Pastor Valentin felt the order of the Emperor as unfair to the people. He also organized marriages of many officers and soldiers opposing it. After this, he was hanged on 14 February.
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Letter sent to the jailor daughter
From that day every year this day is celebrated as ‘day of love‘. Several reports show that Saint Valentin wrote a letter to the jailer’s daughter while in prison, in which he wrote “Your Valentine.” This festival is celebrated all over the world and it is celebrated in different ways. . However, in many countries, it is banned against culture and its celebrations are banned.