In Russia and others like her to give each other Valentine’s Day Russian women and take a holiday on February 14 began with the collapse of the Union, that is, after all civilized developed world (Afghanistan, Zimbabwe, etc., Do not take into account). The United States celebrate Valentine’s Day with 1777, whereas Old World countries such revered eighth century in a row. It is noteworthy that the culprit is not the triumph he lived in the XII-XIIIvv. St. Valentine, a Christian by faith, lived in IIIv.n.e. in the Roman city of Terni. He was arrested in 269g. On suspicion that Valentine Russian women secretly crowned the soldiers with their favorite ladies (rank and file soldiers were forbidden to marry. Some sources you can read what everybody supposedly forbidden, but let us remember at least the same “Gladiator” …). Being imprisoned in a dungeon, Valentine cured his jailer’s daughter, who was suffering blindness. However, no mercy for this St. not won and was executed Russian women. Decapitated, is to be exact. Executed him on February 14 269 years. Date of execution coincided with the holiday in honor of the goddess Juno (the goddess of love among the Romans). Since then, the tradition and went to celebrate February 14 Valentine’s Day, patron saint of lovers. If the Roman goddess Juno influenced in some way on the meaning of the holiday, her Greek counterpart, Aphrodite presented the tradition of giving red roses.