Valentines Day's History

Before I share Valentine Day's coloring pages, please let me tell a little about the meaning of valentine's day and the history of valentine's day.
Valentine's day was celebrated each February 14 is a day in which the lovers and those who are in love declares her love. Valentine day's is a day that is identical with love and romantic poems.

The Meaning Of Valentine's Day's


February 14 is the feast day of the demise of a Christian hero convicted are: Saint Valentine, this incident occurred exactly on February 14, 270 M.

Valentine day's is a day where people who love each other, are being hit by sending a message of love and gifts to one another, i.e., the day of Saint valentine died as a hero who defended his faith steadfast.

It is said that Valentine was an emissary from rhaetia and venerated as the first bishop in Passau. That's the meaning behind the name of valentine day's, now let's see how the history of the origins of that day's valentine's day.

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The Origin Of Valentine's Day's History


This feast is one of the nation's Roman Feast Paganis, the Romans had worshipped idols since 17 century ago. So this valentine's day is a reference to the love of their patron.

About the history of valentine's many versions that mention, but of the many versions conclude that valentine's day has no apparent background at all.

This Festival has existed since the 4th century BC, held on February 15, the feast which aims to honor the gods Lupercus, who named the gods of fertility, represented half naked and dressed skins of goats. These events shaped the ceremony and lottery withdrawal interspersed in it to seek a partner. By pulling the roll of paper containing your name, the girls get a pair. Then they got married for a period of one year, after which they could have left well enough alone. And if you already own, they wrote his name to be entered into the raffle box again at a ceremony the following year.

In the meantime, on February 14, 269 M died — was a Christian Minister who is also known as physicians (doctors) a benefactor named Valentine.

He lives in the Kingdom which was then ruled by Emperor Claudius the cruel. He was particularly hated the emperor. Claudius sought to have large military forces, he wanted all the men in his Kingdom to join in it.

But unfortunately these desires are not supported. The men were reluctant to get involved in the war. Because they do not want to leave his family and lover of his heart. This makes Claudius angry, he immediately ordered his officials to do a crazy idea.

Claudius thought that if the men are not married, they will be happy to join the military. Then Claudius banned marriages. Young couples as it considers this decision very unreasonable. Hence St. Valentine refused to carry it out.

St. Valentine continued to perform his duties as pastor, i.e. marry the couples who fall in love while in secret. This action was discovered by the Emperor, who immediately gave him a warning, but it was not acknowledged and remain bless the wedding in a small chapel which was Candlelit only.

Until one night, he caught one of the blessed couple. The couple managed to escape, but the hapless St. Valentine was caught. He was thrown into prison and was sentenced to death and beheaded.

Since the death of Valentine (14 February), the story spread and spread, until not a single one in the corners of Rome who could not hear the story of life and death. Grandpa and Grandma's storytelling-St. Valentine's story on children and grandson to the level of a destructive cult.

When the Catholic religion began to grow, the ruler of the church wanted to contribute in the role. To her, the fact they were looking for a new character as a surrogate God of compassion, Lupercus. They finally find a replacement for Lupercus, namely Saint Valentine.

In the year 494 M, Pope Gelasius I changed the Lupercaria ceremony held every February 15, became the official celebration of the Church. Two years later, the Pope changed the date of the February 14 celebration that coincides with the date of the death of Saint Valentine as a form of homage and cult to Saint Valentine. Thus the Lupercaria is no longer there and replaced with "Valentine Days"

Skeletal remains unearthed from the tomb of Saint Hyppolytus him Via Tibertinus near Rome, identified as relics of St. Valentine. Then put in a gold coffin and sent to the Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church in Dublin, Ireland. The bodies were given to them by Pope Gregory XVI in 1836.

Many travelers now who make a pilgrimage to this church on Valentine's day, where the gold coffin was taken in a solemn procession and taken to a high altar. On that day a special mass was held and presented to the young people and those who are in a relationship of love.

Special for the kids, this free printable kids coloring pages blog will share many free printable valentine's coloring pages and they were listed below.