Valentine's Day is a day of love and passion. It's when admires and couples get together and get each other gifts, make dinner, have sweet love etc. We cherish love today but back then love was illegal.
Centuries ago a Christian priest named Valentine was executed. Researchers approximated that he was killed for disobeying a law that stated Roman soldiers weren't allowed to get married because they supposedly fight better without ties. They also said Valentine fell for the jailer's daughter and sent her a letter signed " from your Valentine." Later on his church made Feb.14 Valentine's day so they could change a holiday that praised Juno( Roman Goddess) and Lupercalia( boys would draw names from jar to determine their female partners).
Christian's didn't agree of marriage as this quote from an authority said," no one disapproves when a gentle and honest sentiment softens the bonds of marriage, but it is not the role of marriage to inspire such a feeling. Similarly, it was not the role of such tender feelings to inspire marriage." I included this quote to show how love was supposed to be inspired by feelings towards another and how different it was back then.
When I read this article it showed my how much freedom and change we earned over past 1000 years. Today Valentine's day is about showing how much love and appreciate your partner. You by them gifts, cook and etc. Marriage has significantly changed, you can marry for love instead of it being arranged. But divorce rates are increasing because to much is expecting from one another. One person wants this while another wants that and both people can't satisfy each other.
In conclusion I one day hope to settle down and get married to a woman I love, have kids and live in a dream house. This article (Historically Incorrect Canoodling, New York Times) really makes you appreciate love instead of think it as an joke.
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