Today people across the world celebrate Valentine's Day.
A day of love and romance as many exchange cards, gifts and flowers in a bid to show their affection to their partner.
The celebration stretches all the way back to the third century, remaining a staple in our calendars today.
But why do we celebrate Valentine's Day and when did it begin?
Here is a little bit of history about the 'day of love'...
The history of Valentine's Day
The day gets its name from a famous saint but there are several stories of who St Valentine really was.
One popular belief is that he was a priest from Rome who lived during the third century AD, according to history.com.
During this time, Emperor Claudius - or Claudius the Cruel' - ruled Rome.
One of his tough rules saw a ban on marriage as he thought married men made bad soldiers.
A romantic at heart, St Valentine found this law on love completely unfair so began to arrange marriages in secret.
When Claudius learned of the rule breaking, Valentine was thrown in jail and sentenced to death.
There, the story goes that Valentine fell in love with the jailer's daughter and when he was taken to his execution he left behind a letter signed 'from your Valentine'.
Valentine was killed on February 14 on or around the year 270, hence the reason we continue to celebrate the day of love on this date each year.
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