How did Valentine's Day come about?

Valentine's Day is scheduled for February 14 every year, Valentine's Day is also called: St. Valentine's Day. It comes from the ancient Roman festival of the Shepherd God. It is said that birds began to mate on this day. The custom at that time was that during the festival, each young man drew lots from a box containing strips with the names of young women. Whoever was drawn became the young man's sweetheart. The festival was later changed to honor a Christian saint named Valentine.

Set on February 14 every year, according to legend, its origin is, the ancient Roman young Christian missionary St. Valentine, the risk of spreading Christianity, was arrested and imprisoned, touched the old jailer and his blind daughter, got their attentive care. Before his execution St. Valentine wrote a letter to the girl, showing his deep love for her. On the day of his execution, the blind girl planted an apricot tree with red flowers in front of his tomb to send her love. That day is February 14th. Nowadays, on Valentine's Day, many young men still make beautiful crafts of courting St. Valentine's postcards, cutting them into butterflies and flowers to show the sincerity of their hearts. Girls place laurel leaves on their pillows at night in the hope of dreaming of their lovers. It is common to express a lover's feelings for each other by giving a red rose on Valentine's Day. A half-opened red rose is given as the perfect gift for a girl on Valentine's Day, and the girl is given a box of heart-shaped chocolates in return. It is said that phenylamine, one of the ingredients in chocolate, causes hormonal changes in the body, similar to the feeling of being in love.