"HAIL CLAUDIUS"

Here It Is Folks.......................................The Reality Of it All.............(I Think).............................The Roots Of Where........And How It All Began....................Can You Believe .................................This Is The Reason.............. We Do This Once A Year?

The Tradition Of Sending Valentines.... Started With A Situation........A Very Long Time Ago

In The Year.... 269 AD....The Roman Emperor....Claudius
Wanted His Armies ...To Be Feared More... Than They Were Being Feared
He Figured That... Unmarried Men.... Would Be More Suitable
Than Married Man
Because
Unmarried Men... He Thought...Would Be More Care Free...And In This Way?..............Nothing Would Hinder These Men.... From Being More Daring
So The Emperor Claudius.....Decreed It............And Made Marriage..............Illegal

But... There Was One Priest..."Valentine of Terni"...Who Defied Emperor Claudius' Decree
And When...Eventually.... Valentine Was Caught...Performing Marriages?
He Received ....The Death Sentence

The Daughter Of One of Valentines Guards...Became A Supporter Of Him.......... And A Freind

On The Day Of Valentines Execution.....He Sent Her A Letter
And...At The End Of This Letter... He Had Sent To Her?...............The Letter Ended With

"Love...From Your Valentine"

And The Date That This Note Was Sent... And Read......Was
February 14...,269 AD

"So...If This Story Is True?
"Who Should We Credit With...... The Yearly Sending Of...........I Love You Cards.... And Flowers...And All That?

Emperor Claudius?............Or Valentine?

"Maybe It Should Be Called....."Claudius Day"

After All...He Was The Initiator Of All Of This