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14 economist suntribune saturday feb 9 2002 celebrating with your favourite valentine the history of valentines day is as charm ing as the day itself according to legend valentine was an italian monk who lived long ago at the time all of the monks who lived in the monastery had a particular talent one was a gifted musician another was a skilled doctor and another was a wise scholar but poor valentine had not been able to dis cover his own unique talent which made him very sad one day a little voice inside his head said if you cant do one thing very well do many little things very well valentine finally understood that he did have something to contribute and decided to help those in need during the years that followed valentine spread love all around him when he died everyone in the village was so heartbro ken that they decided to cre ate a special day in his hon our they called it saint valentines day unfortunately the st valentine of this story has never been properly identi fied thats because a total of seven different st valentines are celebrated on february 14 in fact some historians argue that the hol iday we celebrate today is a variation of an ancient roman tradition that was originally celebrated on february 1 5 during which a love lottery was held this involved drawing the names of girls and boys who would then date for a period of one year today celebrating saint valentines day has become a widespread tradition in which we showed loved ones with chocolates flow ers intimate evenings and all sorts of romantic ges tures it is a lovefilled holi day so make the most of it and tell that special some one just how you feel happy st valentines day st valentines day is a great excuse lo tell thai someone special just how you feel it is a lovefilled holiday so make the most of it and tell that special someone just how you feel st valentines day is also that right time to express yourself your loved one would enjoy receiving goodies such as flowers chocolates a special dinner or a weekend getaway for just the two of you h fish market happy malentiriess day h to all our valued customers icfemelsleour many fv r l j r f- r- v t v instresregialsi ckfuz yitwvoct 5051hwy 7 markham ju0rl7 too 1 across fromjmarkvllle curves for women 30 minute fitness weight loss centers give your valentine the gift of health 2 month gift certificate 99 exprics feb 1402 stop by or calltoday quickfit cardio strength training in just 30 minutes 9 fast fun fitness 9 friendly caring environment markham 348 main st 9052019211 umonville 2 corby rd 9054794640 stouffville 6306 main st 9056424392