2007-02-14 13:24:54 · 6 answers · asked by ezrider 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Valentine's Day
I don't exactly knoww when.around the time of the grrek and romans............looon time ago...........here:
Legend has it that the holiday became Valentine's Day after a priest named Valentine. Valentine was a priest in Rome at the time Christianity was a new religion. The Emperor at that time, Claudius II, ordered the Roman soldiers NOT to marry or become engaged. Claudius believed that as married men, his soldiers would want to stay home with their families rather than fight his wars. Valentine defied the Emperor's decree and secretly married the young couples. He was eventually arrested, imprisoned, and put to death.
Valentine was beheaded on February 14th, the eve of the Roman holiday Lupercalia. After his death, Valentine was named a saint. As Rome became more Christian, the priests moved the spring holiday from the 15th of February to the 14th - Valentine's Day. Now the holiday honored Saint Valentine instead of Lupercus
2007-02-14 13:31:25 · answer #1 · answered by Angel 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I heard it was an ancient pagan holiday celebrating the beginning of bird mating season.
2007-02-14 21:27:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know how it started but I thinks it's suppose to be every Feb.14.
2007-02-14 21:27:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hallmark.
2007-02-14 21:29:53 · answer #4 · answered by *♥Jinx♥* 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it started out not so good.. and it started at 12:01 this morning.
2007-02-14 21:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by kute_regina_gal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's started by love along time ago
2007-02-14 21:27:09 · answer #6 · answered by Brannen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋