Several different stories are told about the origin of Valentine’s Day. One legend dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of his army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join. Therefore, he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.
A priest named Valentine broke the rule. He performed secret marriages for a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about this and put the priest in prison. Valentine remained there until his death on February 14th.
After his death, Valentine was named a saint. The day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other messages on this day. Now Valentine’s Day is a time for people to send one another greetings of many kinds.
Several different stories are told about the origin of Valentine’s Day. One legend dates as far back as the days of the Roman Empire. According to the story, Claudius, the Emperor of Rome, wanted to increase the size of his army. He knew that it would be easier to get young men who were not married to join. Therefore, he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army. A priest named Valentine broke the rule. He performed secret marriages for a great many young people. Finally, Claudius found out about this and put the priest in prison. Valentine remained there until his death on February 14th. After his death, Valentine was named a saint. The day of his death was named Saint Valentine’s Day. It became the custom for lovers to send each other messages on this day. Now Valentine’s Day is a time for people to send one another greetings of many kinds.
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