Valentine's Day also known as Saint Valentine's Day is a yearly commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between close companions. On this day, lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering chocolates, sharing gifts and sending Valentine greeting cards. Nowadays, it is no longer celebrated only by lovers. Now it is celebrated among friends, spouses, family members etc. It is a beautiful day when people of all ages celebrate with full of love, delight and affection. It helps in developing new friendships and decreasing interpersonal distance..

There are various assumptions regarding the origin of Valentine's Day. According to a popular story, Saint Valentine served as a pastor at the temple during the reign of Emperor Claudius. St Valentine held secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in opposition to Claudius II who had prohibited marriage for young men and was executed by the latter. Actually Claudius felt that married men were more emotionally attached to their families, and thus, will not make good soldiers. He believed that marriage made the men weak. So he issued an edict forbidding marriage to assure quality soldiers. It was in 496 A.D. when Pope Gelasius declared February 14 as an honor day for St. Valentine.