Valentines Day - the Real Meaning

   Valentinus was an ancient Priest, jailed for his Christian beliefs around 268 A.D. "Valentinus" or "Valentine" penned a farewell note to his jailer's daughter, signed, "From your Valentine."

It was also believed during the Middle Ages in France and in England that February 14 was the beginning of the bird mating season. This added to the idea that Valentine's Day should be a day for romance.



Valentine's Day is the second most popular card-sending holiday after Christmas. The oldest known valentine still in existence today is a poem written in 1415 by Charles, Duke of Orleans, to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt.

By the middle of the 18th Century it was common to exchange small tokens of affection and or handwritten notes. On this day, all around the world marks this occasion as a day for sending poems, cards, gifts, flowers or candy.

Most of all it's a day to remember the love we have for one another.