Valentine's day

There are several legends about the fate of the main

Saint of all lovers.
By one of them Valentine was a prisoner trapped in jail for healing the sick with the help of unknown forces. People did not forget their Savior and brought him notes. Once the note fell into the hands of the guard, who believed in the ability of the young man, asked him to heal his blind daughter. Doctor, who, incidentally, was pretty, agreed and cured the girl from disease. Seeing the white light and the handsome guy, the young lady immediately fell in love with her Savior.
According to another beautiful, but also sad legend, Valentin was a Roman priest who served in the third century ad. It is well known that in those days there was a ban on the marriage of soldiers — to create a family of soldiers banned Julius Claudius II, who believed that the wife prevent men from fighting quietly and defend their homeland. The priest Valentine in spite of the strict prohibitions continued to marry lovers of the soldiers, for which he was sentenced to death. While in prison, the young priest fell madly in love with the lovely daughter of a warden. Girl, too, answered him reciprocate, but about how, that guy not indifferent to it she learned only after his death. On the night of February 14, Valentine wrote a beautiful confession to the lady of his heart, and in the morning the death sentence would be executed.

of Valentine's Day. Red is associated with the color of

human blood in most cultures. People used to think that the heart is the concentration of love feelings. It is known that during mummification, Egyptians removed from the body all organs except the heart. They believed that without a heart the body of a dead man could not pass through eternity.
The most ambitious romantic gift in honor of love - the Taj Mahal in India. It was built on the orders of the descendant of Tamerlane — padishah of the Mughal Empire Shah Jahan, as a monument to his wife Mumtaz Mahal.
It is believed that the first Valentine on the Day of St. Valentine was sent in 1415 through the Chunnel Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife during his imprisonment in the Tower of London. In this building, he remained a prisoner for the next 24 years.
The red rose was Venus's favorite flower, the Roman goddess of love. The red rose is considered a flower of love because the red color means strong romantic feelings.
The Italian city of Verona, where lived the lovers of Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.

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