Valentine's Day with Herty

Pictures by Edmund Smith-Asante. All Rights Reserved ©

Today, Friday, February 14, 2025, is a day designated as St. Valentine’s Day. However, the history as to how Valentine’s Day has come to be what we now know and celebrate, is somewhat murky.

One of the accounts says that St. Valentine served in third-century Rome when Emperor Claudius decided that single men made better soldiers. Therefore, Claudius banned soldiers from being married.

The story is that Valentine continued to perform the weddings of young soldiers who were in love, and Claudius had Valentine imprisoned. While imprisoned, Valentine reportedly fell in love with the jailer’s daughter. Valentine sent her a card and signed it, "Love, your Valentine."

Another version is that Valentine defied Claudius by helping Christians escape the torture of the Romans. Yet another account claims that the church may have decided to celebrate in mid-February to "Christianise" the pagan Roman celebration Lupercalia.

But whatever it is, Valentine's Day it has become accepted globally as a day to show affection and express love towards others by sharing gifts. The colour associated with the day is red, hence the sharing of some pictures of our model today in RED!

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