February is known as the month of love. We celebrate St. Valentine’s Day on February 14th, but what’s it all about?
According to an article on the internet (rosesonly.com); Valentine’s Day is named after Saint Valentine, a Catholic priest who lived in Rome in the 3rd Century. There are many stories about St. Valentine and over time these stories grew into the legend we know today.
At the time of Valentine’s life, many Romans were converting to Christianity, but the Emperor Claudius II was a pagan and created strict laws about what Christians were allowed to do. Claudius believed that Roman soldiers should be completely devoted to Rome and therefore passed a law preventing them from marrying. St. Valentine began to marry these soldiers in secret Christian ceremonies and this was the beginning of his reputation for believing in the importance of love.
Eventually Valentine was found out and jailed for his crimes against Claudius. While imprisoned, Valentine cared for his fellow prisoners and also his jailor’s blind daughter. Legend has it that Valentine cured the girl’s blindness and that his final act before being executed was to write her a love message signed ‘from your Valentine’. Valentine was executed on 14 February in the year 270.
Today, as with all holidays, it has become very commercialised, but that is the reality of our society. Even though many of us do this throughout the year, we can still take time to appreciate our loved ones and use this day as a special moment to express that love and do something special for them. The gift of a chair massage would be a wonderful idea, gift certificates are available! A chair massage is very relaxing and stress-relieving but is also very good for your health and because you don’t have to remove clothing or climb up onto a table it makes it easily accessible for everyone to benefit. Chair massage can do wonders for your body, your mental state, and your sense of well-being and happiness.