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Chritsians Celebrate
They celebrated Valentine's Day to christinize the pagan holiday,Lupercalia. -
Feb 14, 1415
Oldest Known Valentine's Letter
The Duke of Orleans sent a love poem to his wife while imprisoned. -
Valentine's Day Becomes Popular in Great Britain
It began to become more popular around the 17th century and even followed through the 18th century. -
Valentine's Day Card
The first mass produced Valentine's Day card started in the 1840s. -
Becoming Popular in the US
Valentine Day became popular in the US during the mid 1800s. Valentine Cards were introduced during this time. -
Giving Gifts Becomes Popular in USA
Around the 20th century, giving gifts to valentines became popular. The tradition of giving candies, chocolate, and other sweets started around this period. -
Japanese Valetine's Day
During this year, the concept of Valentine's Day was introduced to Japan by a cake company. -
White Day
During the 1980s, Japan decided on White Day as a reply to girls who gives men chocolate. -
The Beginning of Saint Valentine's Day
The legend states that Saint Valentine was a priest in ancient Rome. Claudius II thought for some reason single soldiers are better than married soldiers, so he banned marriage to single youg men. The priest was outraged at this fact and secretly held weddings for lovers. The king found this out and put him in jail. There Valentine fell in love with the jailer's daughter and wrote her a letter concluding "From Your Valentine" before he died. -
Feburary 14th becomes Valentine's Day
The Pope of that time, Gelasius, made Feburary 14th the official Valentine's day.
