The history of Valentine's day

So for today's blog I choose to write about the history of Valentines day, because i'm a very romantic girl and Valentine's day is my favorite holiday!
So the history of Valentine’s Day is known to be a mystery, nobody really knows what Valentine’s Day is and who got it started or if it’s just a silly little holiday that Hallmark started to make money? I bet you if you were to go up to any person and ask them about the History of the holiday nobody would really know. We know Valentine’s day as a day that you show your loved ones how much you care about them, Buying candies, cards, balloons, flowers and even roses. One of the legends on Valentine’s Day contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome when Emperor Claudius ll decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriages Valentine challenged young lovers and continued performing marriages for young lovers. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. Other stories say that Valentine was killed for helping Christians escape harsh Roman prison where they were sometimes beaten to death. So the legend is stating the Valentine actually sent the first valentine while he was in prison, to this young girl that he fell in love with. Before his death he wrote to her and signed off “From your Valentine” an expression that millions of people now use on Valentine’s Day. Although the truth behind this legend has many different versions one saying that is true is that Valentine was known to be sympathetic, heroic, and most importantly ROMANTIC. By the Middle Ages Valentine was one of the most popular saints in England and France. Many people believe that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in the middle of February to honor the death of Valentines burial. Hallmark’s card association is estimated that one billion valentine’s day cards are sent each year making Valentine's Day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year.