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Our custom is traced back to an ancient Roman feast that included young men drawing from jars the names of young women written on slips of paper. The woman chosen was to be the man's sweetheart for the year. This day probably caused much invoking for the mercies of the Gods from both genders.
Legend says a priest named Valentine defied Emperor Claudius II's ban on marriages for his soldiers. Valentine secretly married the young couples. He was eventually arrested, imprisoned, and put to death on February 14th. Sainthood followed. The priest who became a fool for love's sake has been honored for centuries by lovers everywhere.
As for Cupid, well, he has hardly been a saint! He is known as a mischievous, winged child, whose arrows pierce the hearts of his victims, causing them to fall deeply in love. He is known by different names in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Eros was his Greek name. Eros is the root word for Erotic. That alone should tell you something.
Verses and Valentine greetings were popular as far back as the Middle Ages, when lovers said or sang their valentines. Written valentines began to appear after 1400. Paper valentines were especially popular in England. Actually, the basic styles you see printed today have changed little in design over centuries.
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