St. Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14. This is not a public holiday, but most of people like it. Men and women call the day as the lover’s day – the time when we present teddy-bears, candies, flowers, cards and other sweet stuff to each other and even make a declaration of love or propose marriage.
There are a lot of legends that could be a source of the celebration, but one of them is much more romantic and charming than others. Once upon a time one, a bishop Valentine secretly helped to arrange weddings in the period of a ban on marriages of Roman soldiers by the Roman Emperor. As a result, the bishop was caught and executed. Before the execution he sent a romantic postcard to his sweetheart. Now people call these cards as “valentines”. Usually they are red heart-shaped cards with sentimental heartfelt words and verses. Young people generally send their cards anonymously with such signature as «Your Secret Admirer», for example.
This holiday makes people happy and gives joy. For sweethearts this holiday is another reason to show their love. I like St. Valentine's Day and its traditions. Moreover, once I’m going to find my true love on that day.
