a valentine story概述

a valentine story概述

Several different stories are told about the origin of Saint Valentine's Day.One legend dates as far back as the clays of the Roman Empire,according to the story,Claudius,the Emperor of Rome,wanted to increase the size of the army.He knew that it would be easier to get young man who were not married to join.Therefore he made a rule that no young man could marry until he had served a certain number of years in the army.
A priest（牧师） named Valentine broke the rule and secretly married a great many young people.Finally,Claudius found out about Valentine and put the priest in prison,where he remained until his death on February 14.
After his death,Valentine was made a saint,and the day of his death was named Saint Valentine's Day.It became the custom for lovers to send each other message on this day.Now Saint Valentine's Day is a time for people to send one another greeting of many kinds.
February 14,Valentine's Day,is a sweethearts' day,on which people in love with each other express their tender emotions.People sometimes put their love message in a heart-shaped box of chocolates,or a bunch of flowers tied with red ribbons.Words of letters may be written on the flower covered card,or something else.Whatever the form may be,the message is almost the same "will you be my Valentine?"