Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14 every year. Valentine’s Day is a Christian holy day,  Nepali Valentine’s day

which is observed to remember a saint named Valentine. However, in recent years it has taken universal character as “Love Day”.

Especially in Valentine’s Day, the word valentine represents love.

“From your valentine” is substituted for “From your love” on the Valentine’s Day.

It is celebrated as a day of expressing love for each other by gifting flowers, candies and exchanging greeting cards.

Many young people are waiting for this day to come to put a new love proposal to his/her love.

The day is named after earlier Christian priest named Saint Valentine. It is said Valentine was a priest who refused to follow the law imposed by Roman Emperor Claudius II. The law was to stay young men single.  The Emperor did this to grow his army, believing that married men are not good for soldiers. The priest Valentine disobeyed his law and secretly performed marriage ceremonies for young men. When Claudius found it out Valentine was arrested and thrown in jail and later killed off.

Valentine day is seen as symbol of celebrating love and affection between intimate companions.

Modern Valentine’s Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Cupid is Roman God of desire, love and affection. It is all about Valentine’s Day in general. Now let’s see what people do in Valentine’s Day in Nepal.