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Valentines Day is one of the many days in a year that people choose to commemorate their love.

14 February,2012 12:16 pm

The ‘traditional Valentines Day is actually a feast day for Saint Valentine most likely named after a Christian Roman priest.According to legend and the Encyclopedia Britannica, he signed a letter to his jailer’s daughter whom he had fallen in love with “from your Valentine”. Saint Valentine was killed in 270 A.D. by Roman emperor Claudius II Gothicus during the prosecution of Christians.The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards.It’s a day where many men start breaking out in cold sweats and where women giddily prepare themselves to be lovingly romanced.This day has become a tradition across the world and Pakistan is also deeply influenced by the day.For florists, Valentine’s Day is one of the biggest business days of the year.