Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring one or two early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine and, through later folk traditions, has become a significant cultural, religious, and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world. There are a number of martyrdom stories associated with various Valentines connected to February 14, including an account of the imprisonment of Saint Valentine of Rome for ministering to Christians persecuted under the Roman Empire in the third century. According to an early tradition, Saint Valentine restored sight to the blind daughter of his jailer.
| Also called | Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine |
| Observed by | People in many countries, Anglican Communion (see calendar), Lutheran Church (see calendar), Traditionalist Catholicism (see calendar) |
| Type | Christian, romantic, cultural, commercial observance |
| Significance | Feast day of Saint Valentine, the celebration of love and affection |
| Observances | Sending greeting cards and gifts, dating, church services, novenas |
| Date | February 14, (fixed by the Western Christian Church), July 6, (fixed by the Eastern Orthodox Church), July 30, (fixed by the Eastern Orthodox Church) |
| date | February 14, (fixed by the Western Christian Church), July 6, (fixed by the Eastern Orthodox Church), July 30, (fixed by the Eastern Orthodox Church) |
| Frequency | Annual |
About Valentine's Day
Ensemble romantic comedy directed by Garry Marshall featuring intertwining stories of couples and singles who face the pressures of the most romantic day of the year.
Achievement of Valentine's Day
The film earned a 2011 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Romantic Comedy. Ashton Kutcher won one for Choice Movie Actor: Romantic Comedy while Taylor Swift won for Choice Movie Breakout: Female.
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Latest information about Valentine's Day updated on July 28 2021.
