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Valentines Day in India
 The cool breeze, the receding winters and fragrant blossoms of February are welcome to the young hearts as they plan how to propose and impress their valentines and win them for life. February 14th, the Valentine's Day was popular by 17th century in Great Britain. Mid-18th century saw exchange of love messages and notes and small gifts as tokens of affection amongst lovers and friends from all classes/ Valentine's Day Greeting Cards found a big market in the love-struck youth striving to express their emotions in a time in that special way. The festival caught on in United States, Canada, Mexico and Australia and today, it is celebrated the world over.
We have brought you some fine Valentine's Day craft and game ideas, delicious recipes to seduce your loved one, beautiful love quotes and poems, gift ideas, party ideas, significance of Valentine symbols and more. We have also discussed some phobias related to Valentine's Day and have gone through the stories related to the patron saint of the festival, St. Valentine.
History of Valentine's Day
The history of Valentine's Day has been a mystery till date. No one till present knows the correct information about the history and origin of Valentines Day. There are a number of legends surrounding Valentines' Day history. Most of these stories about Valentine's Day history have been passed on through the generations. Hence, there is bound to be some additions and deletions. We bring you various legends regarding the mysterious past of Valentine's Day.
One of the most popular stories is that Valentine was one of the early Christians in those days when danger and death went hand in hand. He was detained for helping some Christians who were trying to escape from the prisons where they were tortured like animals. Valentine was hauled before the Emperor of Rome and was ordered to be put in jail. There, he alleviated the jail keeper's daughter of loss of sight. When the pitiless emperor came to know about this phenomenon, he gave orders of beheading Valentine. He is said to have sent the keeper's daughter a farewell message signed, "from your Valentine", morning of the execution.
Another legend and a paradox is that three Saint Valentines have been mentioned in the early list of martyrs under the date of 14th February. One is supposed to be a priest in Rome, another is said to be the Bishop of Interamna (now in Italy) and the third one lived and died in Africa. The Bishop of Interamna is the most popular modern Saint. He was a Christian martyr who lived in northern Italy and was martyred on 14th February around the third century following the orders of emperor Claudius for breaching the outlaw on Christianity. Despite the fact that Valentine of Interamna and Valentine of Rome have different entries in martyrologies and biographies, most scholars deem they are the same person.
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