There are a lot of stories about origins of Valentine’s Day. One historian speaks that Valentine’s Day stems from Rome’s Saint Valentine’s Day(St. Valentine). At that time the Emperor Claudius wanted to draw young men in the army, so he imposed a ban on marriage. Hereupon Valentine opposed a ban on marriage, and united some pair of lovers in marriage. He was martyred on A.D. February 14, 269 through that crime. Before Valentine was killed, he fell in love with the daughter of his jailer. He left a letter called “Love from Valentine” for her, and then it was become custom to convey a message of love on Valentine’s Day.      

  There are other stories about origins of Valentine’s Day. The English believed that time of February 14 was a mating day. The other is that the Romans held the festival named Lupercalia on February 14 in ancient. They prayed for protection from wolves and women prayed for fecundity. It is said that festival in Rome was become Valentine’s Day of today being connected to Britain. 

  In these days, chocolate is used by intermediate that give love on Valentine’s Day becouse chocolate is sweet. However, it is the trend that prepare only own individual gift except chocolate recently.