Valentine's Day or St. Valentine's Day is an annual festival celebrated on February 14 between love and affection . The day is celebrated in different countries of the world, although in most countries the day is not a holiday.
Valentine's Day1909 Valentine's cardOfficial nameSt. Valentine's DayAnother nameValentine's Day
Feast of St. ValentineObserverPeople of many countries;
Anglican Communion ( see calendar )
Eastern Orthodox Church ( see calendar )
Lutheran Church ( see calendar )TypeCultural, Christian , commercialSignificanceSt. Valentine's Day ; Celebrate love and affectionObservanceGreetings cards and gifts, Dating, Church servicesDate
February 14
( designated by the Catholic Church )July 8
( specified by the Orthodox Church )
OccurrenceAnnualRelatedSt. Judge's Day, St. Martin's Day, St. Bartholomew's Day, All Saints' Day, St. Andrew's Day, St. Poetic's Day.
History :
In 269, St. Valentine's was a Christian priest and physician in Rome , Italy . He was imprisoned by the then Roman emperor Cradius II on charges of preaching . Because Christianity was then banned in the Roman Empire . While in captivity, he cured the blind daughter of a prison guard. This increased the popularity of St. Valentine. And so the king became jealous of him and put him to death . That day was February 14th . Then in 498 , Pope St. Jelasius was also 1stJulius declared February 14th Valentine's Day in memory of Valentine's Day. There are many such days in Christendom for the remembrance and deeds of the children of the clergy. For example, 3 April - St. Judge Day, 11 November - St. Martin's Day, 4 August - St. bartholomijama Day, 1 November - Al seintama Day, 30 November - St. Andrew's Day, 17 March - St. Patrick's Day.
In the West, birthdays and religious festivals are the main topics of enjoyment. That is why they do not drink alcohol even inside the church . Valentine's Day was banned by the French government in 18 because of the loss of consciousness on this Christian Valentine's Day . The Puritans in power in England also once administratively banned the celebration of this day. In addition, Austria , Hungary and Germany at different times of the day is rejected. Recently, a Pakistani court banned Valentine's Day in 2016 for being anti-Islamic. [2] Nowadays, in the West, the festival is celebrated with great pomp. Half of the UK's population spends around ১০ 1 billion buying cards, flowers, chocolates, other gifts and greeting cards for this Valentine's Day, and an estimated 2.5 million greeting cards are exchanged.
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