Valentine’s Day is a holiday for people in love. Couples spend this holiday together in honor of their love for each other. However, not many people understand where this holiday’s traditions really come from. This holiday comes from the legend of St. Valentine. It is said that St. Valentine was a Catholic priest during the third century in Rome. During this time, Emperor Claudius II was in charge. He believed that single men made better soldiers, due to their lack of love ties, so he outlawed all young men getting married. St. Valentine quickly protested this event and did all he could to help young couples get married. He would go against what Claudius II ordered and continued to marry these young couples. Once Valentine’s actions were revealed to the Emperor, St. Valentine’s death was immediately ordered. In commemoration of this brave man who fought for love, lovers celebrate St. Valentine’s Day on February 14th.

Connor Kleinknecht, a student at Jackson-Milton, agrees with what St. Valentine did. “It’s not right to control other people and their love lives. What St. Valentine did was the right thing.”