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Valentine's Day? - Yvonne Ridley

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:29 pm
by Dr. Shabbir
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=85593§ionid=351021702

* According to legend, in the third century A.D. Roman Emperor Claudius II, seeking to reinforce the ranks of his army, forbade young men to marry.

Valentine, it is said, flouted the ban, performing marriages in secret. For his defiance, Valentine was executed in A.D. 270-on February 14.