Valentine's Day is celebrated on the 14th of February by millions of people all over the world.
On this day people show their love to each other by giving gifts and cards.
The history of Valentine's Day has a lot of mysteries.
Who was Saint Valentine?
One legend says that Valentine was a priest who served during the first century in Rome.
When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men - his soldiers.
Valentine thought it was unfair and continued to marry young lovers in secret.
When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death.
In recent time people take the opportunity of the day to wish "Happy Valentine's Day" to anyone they love - their father, mother, friends, siblings, teachers, coworkers or anyone special to them.
The ides is to give love and spread happiness around us.
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