My Bloody Valentine: The Origins of Valentine's day.
February 14th. That date in the calendar can evoke so many different emotions in people. Of course the typical lovey- dovey for the brand new loved up couples, Hatred for the marketing all around you and anxiety for the needy... All this is also covered in Chocolate, flowers (Roses if you are lucky) and perhaps a touch of bling too. But have you ever wondered where the feast originates from? Yes most of us know St. Valentine, or rather heard about him somewhere - probably he was a lovely guy and it's all fluffy unicorn and love hearts - WRONG. In reality no one has actually quite pin-pointed the origin of the holiday, however the story of St. Valentine takes us to the 3rd century: AD 270 to be exact which is the year he died a martyr while Catholics were being persecuted by Emperor Claudius II in Rome. It is said that St. Valentine (aka St. Valentine of Rome) was executed for marrying Catholic Couples in Rome. However these facts are a little muddled up as the na