Valentine's day

around for more than a thousand and a half years. Valentine lived during the reign of the Roman Emperor Claudius. A decree was issued prohibiting legionnaires from getting married.

and the priest Valentin became him. He reconciled the quarreled, helped to write love letters and give flowers to lovers.

in prison. Languishing in prison, he cured the jailer's daughter of blindness and fell in love with her. Saint Valentine wrote her a letter in the form of a heart. Since then, love letters have been called "Valentines".