Valentine’s Day 2025: Why are we celebrating the Day of Love on February 14? Know the story behind it

On February 5, 2025By Littum

5. February 2025 08:12 AM ist

Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14, has deeply rooted history. Experience how this day of love became and the legends that make it so special.

Valentine’s Day 2025: Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and we can’t wait to celebrate love. Every year on February 14, couples mark this special day with inner movements. The celebrations start a week earlier with Rose Day and pack up with Kiss Day, leading up to the great celebration of love. It is the perfect time to cherish romantic moments, strengthen bonds and express deep feelings for the special person.

Valentine’s Day 2025: Why are we celebrating the Day of Love on February 14? Know the story behind it — Valentine’s Day 2025: February 14, Valentine’s Day, tracks its origins to Lupercalia and St. Valentine’s execution to marry couples. (Freepik)

However, have you ever wondered why we actually celebrate Valentine’s and how it came? Here’s all you need to know about the origin and development of this day of love. (ALSO READ: Valentine’s Week Calendar 2025: Kiss Day, Suggest Day, Rose Day Two Hug Day, Check the Full List of February 7 Days With Love ?

How did Valentine’s Day come? Knows its history

There are several theories about the origin of Valentine’s Day, but the most popular tracks it back to the Roman festival Lupercalia celebrated in mid -February to mark the arrival of spring. During this festival, men and women were paired through a lottery. Later, Pope Gelasius replaced I Lupercalia with St. Valentine’s Day, and in the 14th century it had evolved into a celebration of romance.

Valentine's Day, celebrated on February 14, stems from the Roman Festival in Lupercalia. (Unsplash) — Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14, stems from the Roman Festival in Lupercalia. (Unsplash)

Another popular legend suggests that St. Valentine was executed on February 14 for secret execution of marriages to prevent men from being sent to war, defying orders from Roman Emperor Claudius II. In Roman mythology, cupid, the angel of love, is also the son of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. His bow and arrow symbolize piercing hearts and throw the magic form of love. Over time, cupid became a popular symbol of Valentine’s Day and reinforced the festival’s connection to romance and love.

Why are we celebrating it on February 14?

Valentine’s Day was not always attached to romance. The 8th century Gelasian Sacramentary recorded February 14 as the party of Saint Valentine. However, it was only in the 14th and 15th centuries that the day was associated with love when the idea of polite romance flourished, and “Lovebirds” in early spring became a symbol of love.