the origin of Valentin's Day
Legend of the third century AD, the ancient Rome of a tyrant has called Claudius. Not far from the tyrant's palace, has a very beautiful temple. XiuValentin , who lives here. Rome are very revered him, men, women and children, rich and poor, high or low, there will always cluster around in his, in the raging flame before the altar, listening to Valentine's prayer. This era of ancient Rome has been a continuous war, a tyrant Clausius Doss recruited a large number of citizens went to the battlefield, in order to ensure that people loyal to the war, he ordered a ban on people to marry at this time, even people who have been engaged immediately to lift the marriage. In this way many young people bid farewell to love, full of anger towards the battlefield.
Valentine Crawford Doss on line child feel very sorry. When one couple came to him requesting the help of the Parthenon, the Valentine in the sacred altar of the former for their wedding ceremony was held quietly. It is one the spread of hundred, a lot of people come here in the help of Valentine partnering. The news finally reached the Clausius Doss's ears. Him fly into a rage and ordered the soldiers stormed into the temple will be Valentine from a wedding being held next to the new towed away, into a dungeon. AD 270 years of February 14, Valentine had been tortured in the dungeon to die. 。 Sorrow of his friends buried in the Church of St. Platon.
Memory for Valentine, and later that day the people as a "Valentine's Day."
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The origin of Valentine's Day
The legend of Valentine's Day originates from the third century AD. At the time ancient Rome was ruled by a tyrant called Claudius Gothicus. Not far from the palace, there was a very beautiful temple where a priest named Valentinus lived. The roman people revered him, men, women and children, rich and poor, high or low, would always cluster around the raging flame before the altar, listening to Valentine's prayer.In this era of ancient Rome there had been a continuous war. Emperor Claudius recruited a large number of citizens to the battlefield and ordered a ban marriage at this time, because married men were exempt from going to war. In this way many young people bid farewell to love, full of anger towards the battlefield. When Valentine secretly married a couple in the temple, the news soon spread through the land and many people came to the temple to be married.
When the news finally reached Emperor Claudius's ears, he flew into a rage and ordered the soldiers to storm into the temple and imprison Valentine. On February 14, 270, Valentine was tortured to death in the dungeon. His friends filled with sorrow buried him in the Church of St. Platon. But the memory of Valentine continued on, and later February 14 became known as Valentine's Day.
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