VALENTINE"S DAY - ROMANTIC DAY!!!))))))))))))))

Любовь — это не привычка, не компромисс, не сомнение. Это не то, чему учит нас романтическая музыка. Любовь — есть… Без уточнений и определений. Люби — и не спрашивай. Просто люби. /Пауло Коэльо

GOLD  LEDEND  ABOUT  THE  

 ST.  VALENTINE.

 According to the Gold legend, the holiday Valentine's Day has its origins in Rome.  Cruel  Roman  Emperor  Claudius II  came to the conclusion that a single man without a wife would be better to fight on the battlefield and forbade  men to marry, and women and girls - to got married. 

 But in  that  time  in  Rome  lived a man - Valentine, who was the ordinary field doctor and the  priest.He  sympathized unhappy people  in love and secretly, night sanctified marriage loving men and women. It vas a great  secret  for  everybody.

 Soon  the  Emperor  knew  about  the  Valentine's  secret  and  ordered  to  put  him  in  jail    and  sentenced  to  death.  In  the  prison  Valentine  met  the beautiful  and  pretty  daughter  of   the   warden,  whose name  was Julia  and  he  failed  in  love.  Before  the  treasure  Valentine  wrote  the  letter for her(Valentine letter) -  the  declaration  in  love and  signed it  - YOUR VALENTINE.   She read it  after him execution.   This event occurred on  February 14 th  of  February  in 269 year . Later it  became  known  as  St.  Valentine.

 In our days this tradition has been celebrates in  many countries.  A lot of   young  people who falled in love give each other   a lot of different gifts: the   Valentines postcards  with the  beautiful  inscriptions. Besides they gave the gifts, flowers and toys. This holiday   is celebrated in our country for quite long time too.