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¿WHO IS ST VALENTINE?
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POPE GELASIUS DECLARED 14TH FEBRUARY ST. VALENTINE'S DAY AROUND 498
A.D. THERE ARE VARIOUS LEGENDS REGARDING HOW VALENTINE'S DAY
STARTED; ALTHOUGH HIS EXACT STORY IS NOT VERY CLEAR.
ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN DATES BACK TO ROME IN THE 3RD CENTURY.
SOLDIERS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO GET MARRIED. FACED WITH THIS SITUATION,
THE CHRISTIAN PRIEST VALENTINE, HE DECIDED TO UNITE PARTNERS IN
MATRIMONY WITH THE CHRISTIAN BLESSING. THROUGH HIS ACTIONS, HE
EMERGED AS THE PROTECTOR OF THOSE IN LOVE, UNTIL HE WAS EXECUTED ON
14TH FEBRUARY.
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HAY UNA CREENCIA QUE DICE QUE LAS AVES ELIGEN A SUS PAREJAS A
MEDIADOS DE FEBRERO, POR ELLO SE CELEBRE EL AMOR EL 14.
4. THE ROMANS USED TO MAKE OFFERINGS TO EROS, GOD OF LOVE, THIS WITH
THE IDEA OF FINDING TRUE LOVE.
5. THE PRICES OF ROSES, CHOCOLATES AND TEDDIES DOUBLE AND EVEN TRIPLE
IN PRICE ON VALENTINE'S DAY.