Silver Mine Gifts Blog

In the United States, Valentine’s Day is usually celebrated with cards, gifts, candies, flowers and jewelry. It is a very busy time for restaurants as couples frequently go out to celebrate. These customs are shared by many other countries around the world where men and women exchange presents as signs of their affection. However, there are some celebrations of Valentine’s Day in other parts of the world that are quite unique.

For centuries, people have celebrated Valentine’s Day on February 14th as a holiday of romance and love. However, who exactly was St. Valentine? Why is he associated with love? There is little definitive historical fact about this connection, but there are a number of very intriguing legends regarding Saint Valentine.

There were actually three men named Valentine who have become Catholic saints, all martyred in February. First was Valentine of Rome, then Valentine of Terni, and another Valentine who was killed in Africa. Most branches of Catholicism have not celebrated the feast day of St. Valentine since the 1960s because so little is known about the men. However, by that time, it had already become very popular in secular culture.