Do you know why we celebrate Valentine’s Day? According to one legend, the day of romance we call Valentine’s Day is named for a Christian martyr and dates back to the 5th century, but has origins in the Roman holiday Lupercalia.

Some fun facts about Valentine’s Day:

4 out of 5 people making purchases for Valentine’s Day will buy for someone besides their significant other.
53% of women in America would dump their boyfriend if they did not receive anything for Valentine’s Day.

In 1849 the first mass produced Valentines of embossed paper lace were produced and sold short after 1847 by Esther Howard of Worcester, Massachusetts.
25,000 Valentine postcards were once refused to be delivered by the Chicago post office because they bore unkind messages.

St. Valentine’s Day is meant for people to remember a brave man, a martyr whose name was Valentine.