The day most celebrated in the world is the New Year, Christmas comes after that What's surprising is the third number, Eid, Holi, Deewali or else... actually none of them, the day celebrates most after New year and Christmas, is Valentine's Day 14 Feb, which is also known as Lover's day. Many stories about celebrating this day are famous. The most eminent story is Saint Valentine's Story,
This story states that during the third century. This was the period when the Roman Empire didn't accept the new Christianity. And they were on their idolatry. When Claudius II was the Emperor of Empire. Once the Claudius II started recruiting soldiers for a fighter campaign. In which fewer people joined than he expected. Claudius got offended at this, And he ordered one of his courtiers to know the reason behind this. later he got knew that often people don't want to shelter their married life. That's why they did not attend to join.
Straight away Claudius passed an unfamiliar law. The law prohibited all the Romans from marrying. but there was a priest, named Saint Valentine. He binds people in wedlock secretly, from the king and & Government representative.
When the king got to knew King ordered to sentence death,
Now Saint Valentine had been passing his last days in the jail. The Jailer here becomes his friend due to the good ethics of Saint Valentine. The jailer has a daughter, whose name was Julia, she was blind. Saint Valentine, fixes her eyes Miraculously. Therefore, Julia got fallen for him. The whole family of jailer got grateful for his favor. When Claudius got to knew this, He meets Saint Valentine & invites him to leave Christianity or will be hanged, Valentine refused, & he got hanged on 14 Feb. He left a letter for Julia which last words were, "From your Valentine",
Surely, this was a painful story But Basically, it is only a story.
Saint Valentine main Character in this story doesn't relate to reality. Two people named Saint Valentine has been mentioned in history, whom were executed, But these person's conditions and events are not found from the Saint Valentine that we are talking about, One of them was Belongs from Africa, & another was from Italy. Neither it is found in history that in the period of emperor Claudius, he banned marrying.
Similarly, You may hear many stories like this. Rather, in our religion, it is considered as a Christian festival. But the fact is that Christian Priest can be seen amend their people about this day.
CONCLUSION
No Religion high-lights Valentine's Day. Neither there is a strong purpose to celebrating this day. Rather this only relates to commercialism. In the past few years, the media has played a very important role in such festival. Basically, Media add this in their advertisement, to get an advertiser-friendly content. From the Feb 1st, Many ad campaigns can be seen. Instead, media broadcasts the programs to support Valentine's Day & this has taken a high rank in industry.
If someone wants to express love to any beloved one on Valentine's Day. Why 14 Feb? this can be any day of the year.
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