Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day comes from western culture. It contains vestiges of both Christian and Roman traditions. There are many different histores of Valentine's Day. One of the stories from the Catholic Church considers that Valentine's Day is a day to commemorate the saints who were martyred. Because of his sympathetic, heroic and--most importantly--romantic figure, Valentine became one of the most popular saints in English and France in the Middle Ages. Other stories believe that it is to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's death or burial--which probably occurred around A.D.270--others claim that the Christian church may have decided to place St.Valentine's feast day in the middle of February in an effort to "Christianize" the pagan celebration of Lupercalia.

Valentine's Day is a romantic day. Although Valentine's Day comes from western culture, most people all over the world celebrate it on 14 February. In my country, more and more young people celebrate it in their own way. Boys and girls give one another thoughtful little presents like chocolate, flowers, dolls and so on. Some lovers go to see a romantic film and then they have a romantic dinner. Nowadays, many young people choose Valentine's Day to confess, propose or get married  to commemorate their love. For me, the most romantic Valentine's Day I have had was at university when the whole school gathered together in the playground to release lanterns. When  hand in hand we held the lanterns at the same time we felt happiness and surprise. When the lanterns were floating in the sky it stood for love and blesssing.

Valentine's Day is just a day to give lovers a chance to express love and affection. I think if you love each other, everyday is Valentine's Day!