St. Valentine's Day

• Each year on February 14th, many people exchange cards, candy, gifts or flowers with their special “valentine.” The day of romance we call Valentine’s Day is named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century, but has origins in a Roman holiday.

• Here are some interesting facts about this “lovely” festivity:

1. The St. Valentine who inspired the holiday may have been two different men.

2. In all, there are about a dozen St. Valentines, plus a pope.

3. Valentine is the patron saint of beekeepers and epilepsy, among many other things.

4. You can find Valentine’s skull in Rome.

5. Chaucer may have invented Valentine’s Day.

6. You can celebrate Valentine’s Day several times a year.

• But because a lot of people doesn’t know a lot of this facts the bring to their boyfriend or girlfriend a rose and a box of chocolates without knowing that they are celebrating the date in which a man died as a martyr.