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Every February we celebrate Valentines Day by giving flowers, candies and cards to those we love. We do this in honor of Saint Valentine. The holiday is full of the heartfelt expressions of love exchanged on that day between sweethearts, good friends, acquaintances. Yellow roses are also popular on that day as a sign of friendship. People of all ages love to send and receive valentines and to hear and sing the thousands of new and traditional love songs. Before Valentines Day, school childrenusually make valentines for their teachers and classmates and put them in a large decorated mailbox.  They create handmade valentines out of colored paper, bits of ribbon, glitter, yarn, stickers and lace. Who is St. Valentine? Legend has it that Valentine was a priest who served during third century Rome. There was an Emperor at that time by the name of Claudius II. Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those that were married. With this thought in mind he outlawed marriage for young men in hopes of building a stronger military base. Supposedly, Valentine, decided this decree just wasnt fair and chose to marry young couples secretly. When Emperor Claudius II found out about Valentines actions he had put him to death. Another legend has it that Valentine was an imprisoned man who fell in love with his jailors daughter. Before he was put to death he sent the first valentine himself when he wrote her a letter and signed it Your Valentine, words still used on cards today. Perhaps well never know the true identity and story behind the man named St. Valentine, but this much is for sure...February has been the month to celebrate love for a long time, dating clear back to the Middle Ages. In fact, Valentines ranks second only to Christmas in number of greeting cards sent. Hundreds of years ago in England, many children dressed up as adults on Valentines Day. They went singing from home to home. O