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What is the origin of February 14 Valentine's Day?
In the 3rd century A.D., the Roman Empire experienced a comprehensive crisis, economic depression, corruption of the ruling class, social unrest and people rebelled. In order to maintain their rule, the nobles brutally suppressed the people and Christians. At that time, a Christian Valentine was arrested and imprisoned.

In prison, his honesty impressed the warden's daughter deeply. They love each other and are taken care of by the warden's daughter. The ruling class ordered his death. Before the execution, he wrote a long suicide note to the warden's daughter, expressing his innocence. It shows that he is aboveboard and has deep feelings for the warden's daughter.

On February 14, AD 270, he was executed. Later, in order to commemorate Valentine's sacrifice for justice and pure love, Christians designated the execution day as "Saint Valentine's Day", and later generations changed it to "Valentine's Day".

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Valentine's Day has become very common since the17th century. Italian couples will send love words on Juliet's love wall. In Britain, Valentine's Day activities are also colorful, and compared with extroverted Americans, introverted Britons pay more attention to using festivals to vent their feelings and celebrate well.

Similar to the situation in the United States or China, most Valentine's Day gifts in Britain are flowers, chocolates, plush toys, teddy bears and so on. Occasionally, men will give more expensive gifts to women, such as jewelry. , but it is not common. Flowers and chocolates are still people's first choice gifts.