I hope everyone has a wonderful day! While some say that the day originated with the romans and their celebration of Lupercalia and the springtime festivals…Others think it was for a priest who continued to marry couples during a ban..and was beheaded….who became a saint….others say there were two or possibly three men with the same last name who were executed during different years..on either the same day or near..both a bishop and priest..were among them. It could all be easily be only one person and different tales about him as way back in those days there were few records….Approximately 1000 years later there were writings by Chaucer the author of Canterbury Tales who wrote about birds pairing off in February… and soon English nobility began sending cards and love notes during that season….So it began….The bad timing of what is called the St Valentine’s day Massacre was thanks to Al Capone! He was after a rival gang for control of bootlegging..and got rid of 7 members of the gang!! I know it is something I wondered about too!! So I looked it up lol!
Fun facts: There was more than one St. Valentine…..about a dozen of them….There was even a Pope Valentine!….over 145 million greeting cards are sold! 25% of pet owners get valentines for their pets…….. 58 billion pounds of chocolate are sold to consumers each year!! Yay Chocolate is a great way to celebrate!…That reminds me I need to go get some lol….Happy Valentine’s Day Y’all!!