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Valentine’s Day Dark History: Valentine’s Week is celebrated from 7 to 14 February worldwide. This week is special for couples. But do you know that a painful story is hidden behind Valentine’s Day?
Valentines Week 2025 Dark History: The roots of Valentine’s Day are connected to ancient Rome. Image: Canva
Highlights
- Saint Valentine was punished for death for a love marriage.
- Emperor Claudius II banned the marriage of soldiers.
- On 14 February, Sant celebrates Valentine as a symbol of love and sacrifice.
Valentine’s de dark history: Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year on 14 February, but do you know that the history of this day is more related to sacrifice? Yes, let us tell you that Valentine, the saint of Rome, is remembered as a symbol of love, but he was given a death penalty due to love marriage. In ancient Rome, Emperor Claudius II banned the marriage of soldiers, but Saint Valentine, who was also a pastor, opposed it. This was the reason that he was sentenced to death by putting him in jail. Let’s know what was this story.
A story of St. Valentine-The roots of Valentine’s Day are associated with ancient Rome. Legends have said that during the reign of Emperor Claudius II in Rome, a pastor saint was Valentine. The emperor believed that unmarried men could become good soldiers, so they banned the marriage of soldiers. But Saint Valentine opposed this order and continued to marry the loving couples secretly.
When the emperor came to know about this, he arrested Sant Valentine and was given a death penalty on 14 February. Since then, this day was celebrated as a symbol of love and sacrifice.
Wikipedia According to, some dental stories also mention that the jailor of the jailor of that jail was blind and the saint had cured her with his miracle. One evening before he was killed, he wrote the first ‘Valentine’ in the name of that girl himself. In this note, he wrote “by your valentine”.
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Over time, 14 February was made a symbol of love, affection and romantic relationships. By the Middle Ages, it was associated with courtley love (royal love) and in the 18th century it became a tradition that love letters and gifts were sent on this day.
In this way, after many years, the concept of Valentine’s Week came, which is celebrated as a week of love from 7 February to 14 February.
13 February, 2025, 18:11 IST
Valentine Day 2025: Why did Saint Valentine get the death penalty?
