Valentine’s Day 2024: February is called the month of love. In this month people express their love. There is a lot of enthusiasm being seen among the lovers regarding Valentine’s Week starting with Rose Day. Valentine Week is going to start from 7th February 2024 and will end on 14th February. But do you know why Valentine’s Day is celebrated only on 14 February. Let us know in detail.
Why is Valentine’s Day celebrated only on 14th February?
Actually, Valentine’s Day started from the time of Roman King Claudius. It is said that in order to prove King Claudius’s belief wrong, Saint Valentine arranged the marriages of many officers and soldiers. The king became angry with this and on 14 February 269, Saint Valentine was hanged. After the death of Saint Valentine, Valentine’s Day is celebrated every year on 14 February to remember his sacrifice.
What is the story of Valentine’s Day?
It is said that before his execution, Saint Valentine donated his eye to the jailer’s blind daughter, Jacobus. Along with this, he also wrote a letter to Jacobus in which it was written ‘Your Valentine’.
When was Valentine’s Day celebrated for the first time?
Actually, Valentine’s Day was celebrated for the first time in the world in 496. After this, in the fifth century, Pope Gelasius of Rome had announced to celebrate February 14 as Valentine’s Day. Since then, Valentine’s Day is celebrated with great pomp every year on 14th February all over the world including Rome. Not only this, mass marriages are also organized on this day in many cities of Rome. In which couples are married.