From sending your significant other a love card to taking them out on a very expensive date, people celebrate Valentine’s Day in many different ways. Valentine’s Day is not just a day to improve your “rizz” but instead a day to express your love for a significant other. To understand what Valentine’s Day is, we first need to understand how Valentine’s Day started.
Valentine’s Day originated from Christian and Roman traditions. The tradition dates back to the 3rd century when an Emperor executed a priest. The Emperor’s name was Claudius II and the priest he executed was named Valentine. He executed the priest on February 14 because he was secretly performing marriages when the Emperor said he wasn’t allowed to. Before Valentine was executed, he sent his love a letter and signed it, “from your Valentine.” Many years later Pope Gelasius I replaced Lupercalia (the original festival celebrated before Valentine’s Day) with St. Valentine’s Day on February 14.
I went around Woodmore High School and asked students what they were doing for Valentine’s Day.
Sophomore wrestler Wyatt Theiroff said, “I won’t be able to do anything, I have wrestling practice. Also, my girlfriend will be in Texas.”
Seniors Harry LaMunyon and Maceon Clark said, “We haven’t thought that far into the future yet, but we should go out on a date to watch a movie together.”
Sophomore Mylie Grove said, “Me and my boyfriend, Mitchell Gillig, will be going out for dinner at a nice restaurant and then exchanging gifts afterward.”
Her older sister Macie Grove said, “Me and my boyfriend will also be going out to eat at a nice restaurant and exchanging gifts afterwards. We will also be going to see a movie.”
