♥St. Valentine's Day♥

Claudius II was Emperor of the Roman Empire and he wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just didn't want to fight in wars because they didn't want to leave their wives and families. Claudius was very angry so he had an idea: if men weren't married, they would not mind joining the army, so he abolished marriages.
Valentine was a priest and he liked marry people, so he kept performing marriage ceremonies, secretly. One night, Valentine was caught and he was taken to prison.
People were very sad so they threw flowers and notes up to his window.
The prison guard had a daughter so he allowed her to visit Valentine in the cell. They talked for hours and became very good friends.
On the day that Valentines had to die, he left to his friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. At the end of this little note, he wrote:
"From your Valentine". It was the February 14th.
Now, every year on this day, people exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers with their special "Valentine".