The full story of the most beautiful – Valentine’s day
The full story of the most beautiful – Valentine’s day – Call it the influence of the West or the idea of romance, Valentine’s day is deeply engraved in our minds. You might hate it or love it, but surely you cannot ignore it. If not anything, you are surely bound to say those three heavenly words ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ to your partner on this day for sure. Honestly, this is the bare minimum you can do for your lover. Instead of debating about the existence of this day, it is even better to just celebrate it. After all, you are getting a day to celebrate your love, why would you not grab the opportunity?
Well, whatever your thoughts are about this day, let us take you to the ancient history of how this day was invented and what is the actual story behind the extravagant day of love.
Read this, and this Valentine’s day surprise your partner with a real Valentine’s story to make them believe how engrossed you are for this day. Well, now, let’s share the story with you all.
First things first, get ready for the biggest surprise about Valentine’s Day. Or let us say, a shocker. If you were thinking that the origin of Valentine’s day has a beautiful romantic story, you are totally wrong. There are no lovey-dovey stories about the origin of this day.
However, there are enough stories about the day and there is no correct proof of which is correct, so let us know about them all.
So, let us break the entire story of Valentine’s day into bits to understand it better.
Why the name Valentine?
Well, this is not a shocker for you. If you know about St. Valentine, then yes, you are right. Valentine’s name comes from the name of St. Valentine only. St. Valentine’s Day was a feast day in the Catholic religion and it was added to the liturgical calendar around 500 AD.
This day was commemorated for the martyred saints who were named, Valentine. The differing legends celebrate three different saints called Valentine or Valentinus. There is very little evidence and factual stories about these men and there were conflicting reports of the St. Valentine’s Day story and so the feast day was removed from the Christian liturgical calendar in 1969.
As per the many stories, here is the first one about St. Valentine. So, as per the first story, Saint Valentine refused to convert to paganism and because of this, he was executed by Roman Emperor Claudius II. Before his execution happened, he somehow miraculously healed the daughter of his jailer, who then converted to Christianity along with his family.
Another story is about the practice of writing love letters to your valentine. So, the story says that St. Valentine wrote the first “valentine” card to a young girl who was his student with whom he fell in love while he was imprisoned. Right before his death, he wrote a letter to her and signed it as “From your Valentine,”. This phrase is still the most common phrase that people use to write to their lovers on cards and messages.
The next story is about the bishop called Saint Valentine of Terni. He was the true namesake of the holiday, this Saint Valentine was also executed.
The third story says that Saint Valentine was a Roman priest. He was known to perform weddings for soldiers forbidden to marry. During those times, there was a rule that the Roman emperor’s edict decreeing married soldiers as they did not make good warriors. Because of this, the young men could not marry. But, then Saint Valentine wore a ring with a Cupid on it which is a symbol of love and this sign helped soldiers recognize him. And, in a precursor to greeting cards, he handed out paper hearts to remind Christians of their love for God.
This is how Saint Valentine came to be known as the patron saint of love. He is known to connect lovers together and helped them become one. He made the couples remember their devotion to God. This is how the whole belief of Valentine’s day as a day of love started.
Celebration of Valentine’s Day
So, Valentine’s Day is always celebrated on the 14th of February, every year. A week to this day, Valentine’s week is started and each day of the week is dedicated to some particular event like rose day, propose day, etc. The story of Valentine’s day dates back to the 15th century.
It was during this time that the word “valentine” was being used to describe a lover in poems and songs of those days. Then again in the 18th century, a book called The Young Man’s Valentine Writer was published in England. Then again by the mid-19th century, mass-produced paper Valentine’s Cards were being created. That is why how this love came into existence. But, also, Valentine’s Day is no longer an official Catholic holiday.
Importance of Cupid on Valentine’s Day
As important as St. Valentine is for Valentine’s day, so is cupid. You might have always seen Valentine’s cards having a picture or a graphic of a cupid. Cupid is the winged baby boy who is a symbol of bringing two people together in this world who are meant to be with each other.
As per Roman mythology, Cupid was the son of Venus. Venus is the goddess of love and beauty. Cupid was known for shooting arrows at both gods and humans, causing them to fall instantly in love with one another. However, people still don’t know how Cupid came into the picture of Valentine’s day but he is important.
So, now you know about Valentine’s day full story. So, whatever your plans are for this day with your partner, add this little story time as well. Tell them you went through all these efforts of knowing the history and origin of the day for them because Valentine’s day is important for you both. We wish you loads of love on this day of love. Happy Valentine’s day, you all.
The full story of the most beautiful – Valentine’s day – Call it the influence of the West or the idea of romance, Valentine’s day is deeply engraved in our minds. You might hate it or love it, but surely you cannot ignore it. If not anything, you are surely bound to say those three heavenly…