Did Valentine's Day start as a Roman party or to celebrate an execution?
Briefly

History According to one popular tale, printed in The Boston Globe in 1965, St. Valentine was arrested after he defied an order by Emperor Claudius that forbade Roman soldiers from getting married.Valentine's Day is upon us again.It's a time of candlelit dinners, heart-shaped candy boxes from the drugstore and (depending on your relationship status) watching old romantic comedies while you drink wine by yourself.
Read at Boston.com
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