valentine's day (1)

Gloria-Herman_654813.jpg?width=450By Gloria Herman | The 14th February is celebrated romantically as St Valentine's Day globally, but, have you ever wondered how it came about? Well, it dates as far back as 270 AD when a priest and Emperor Claudius ll, the ruler of the time disagreed, so the legend goes. Actually, there are several myths relating to St Valentine, but the main seems to be this one.

It appears that the Emperor Claudius ll considered unmarried men to be better soldiers than those who were married. So, he outlawed m

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