Google celebrate Saint Valentine with a I doodle animated on their website; a way to highlight the Saint Valentine in the calendar.
It’s a classic for everyone February 14as the tech giant takes advantage of the date of Saint Valentine to decorate your cover with a special design, with a predominance of hearts and suggestive images.
Origin and history of Valentine’s Day
Every February 14, a Roman priest named Valentine who lived during the reign of Claudius Gothicus (268-270). The emperor summoned Valentine and tried to convert him to his polytheistic religion without success. He even entrusted the task to one of his trusted men, an officer named Asterius.
However, the officer did not perform well in the mission, on the contrary. He was so fascinated by Valentin that he converted to Christianity after seeing how his daughter, blind since childhood, recovered. miraculously the vision through the intercession of the priest.
Saint Valentine. Photo: Getty ImagesKnowing the history, Claudius Gothicus ordered Valentine to be beheaded on February 14 on the Roman Via Flaminianear the place where he was later buried.
Another theory states that during the time of Emperor Claudius the Goth, marriages were prohibited. The decision was made so that men would be free and available for war. And despite this restriction, St. Valentine was one of the few priests who married couples, even if clandestinely.
Another version about the origin of Valentine’s Day was published by the English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer, author of the Canterbury Tales, who pointed out that birds breed in the Northern Hemisphere in mid-February. And that love frenzy of the birds was the pretext to avenge the saint murdered in mid-February.
In the year 496 Pope Gelasius established that Valentine’s Day should be celebrated every February 14, the anniversary of his martyrdom. His relics are found in various churches around the world.
Valentine’s Day: Is February 14th a public holiday for Valentine’s Day?
As Argentines await the next national holiday, many are wondering if Valentine’s Day is also a day of rest.
The doubt arises because the first Carnival weekend has just passed.
Source: Clarin
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