Valentine's Day, Valentine's commonly abbreviated is an annual celebration held on February 14 celebrating the love and affection between the couple. The day bears the name of one or more Christian martyrs, Valentine, and was created by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. He retired from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but religious practice is allowed yet. It is traditionally a day when lovers express their love to each other with flowers, offering candy, and sending greeting cards (known as "Valentine").
The first day was associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in High Middle Ages, where the tradition of courtly love flourished.