The World Turns Red For Valentine's Day

Published February 13th, 2022 - 10:22 GMT

Red roses, balloons, and teddy bears; the world is turning red as people get ready for celebrating valentine's day which is always marked on February 14th.

Couples share presents on that day and have a romantic evening together. However, have you ever wondered how was this day created and why it became an annual celebration?

In fact, the day was picked in remembrance of Saint Valentine who was a clergyman in the Roman Empire and administered to persecuted Christians. He was martyred and his body was buried at a Christian cemetery on the Via Flaminia on February 14, which has been observed as the Feast of Saint Valentine (Saint Valentine's Day) since at least the eighth century.

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A vendor holds out a bunch of flowers as he carries a red teddy bear on Valentine's day in Yemen's third city of Taez, on February 14, 2021. / AFP / AHMAD AL-BASHA

A woman walks past shop advertisements ahead of Valentine's day, in Panorama mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on February 9, 2022. Red clothing and underwear are displayed in Saudi shops, but the increasingly popular Valentine's Day promotions are missing one thing: the festival's name. (Photo by AFP)

A vendor arranges stuffed toys outside a shop in Kuwait city on the eve of Valentine's Day, on February 13, 2022. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

Trendeline Mucolli holds a lip shaped chocolate at the "Amel" handcrafted chocolate factory near Pristina on February 12, 2022, ahead of Valentine's Day - with chocolate one of the most popular gifts each February 14. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP)

A worker packs fresh-cutted roses on a flowers plantation in El Rosal, near Bogota, on January 25, 2022. Colombian flowers industry export millions of roses and all kind of flowers around the world ahead of Valentine's Day on February 14. (Photo by DANIEL MUNOZ / AFP)

The Cabazon Dinosaurs are seen painted in celebration of Valentine's Day on February 14th in Cabazon, California. Rich Fury/Getty Images/AFP

A youth rides with heart shaped balloons after purchasing on a stall on Valentine's day, in Karachi. / AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM

A Palestinian pushes vegetables in front of a shop displaying Valentine's day decorations in Gaza city. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS

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A vendor holds out a bunch of flowers as he carries a red teddy bear on Valentine's day in Yemen's third city of Taez, on February 14, 2021. / AFP / AHMAD AL-BASHA
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A woman walks past shop advertisements ahead of Valentine's day, in Panorama mall in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on February 9, 2022. Red clothing and underwear are displayed in Saudi shops, but the increasingly popular Valentine's Day promotions are missing one thing: the festival's name. (Photo by AFP)
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A vendor arranges stuffed toys outside a shop in Kuwait city on the eve of Valentine's Day, on February 13, 2022. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
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Trendeline Mucolli holds a lip shaped chocolate at the "Amel" handcrafted chocolate factory near Pristina on February 12, 2022, ahead of Valentine's Day - with chocolate one of the most popular gifts each February 14. (Photo by Armend NIMANI / AFP)
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A worker packs fresh-cutted roses on a flowers plantation in El Rosal, near Bogota, on January 25, 2022. Colombian flowers industry export millions of roses and all kind of flowers around the world ahead of Valentine's Day on February 14. (Photo by DANIEL MUNOZ / AFP)
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The Cabazon Dinosaurs are seen painted in celebration of Valentine's Day on February 14th in Cabazon, California. Rich Fury/Getty Images/AFP
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A youth rides with heart shaped balloons after purchasing on a stall on Valentine's day, in Karachi. / AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM
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A Palestinian pushes vegetables in front of a shop displaying Valentine's day decorations in Gaza city. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS

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