February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, Valentine flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop overs' holiday today, with the giving of candy, Valentine flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop.For eight hundred years prior to the establishment of Valentine's Day, the Romans had practiced a pagan celebration in mid-February commemorating young men's rite of passage to the god Lupercus. The celebration featured a lottery in which young men would draw the names of teenage girls from a box. The girl assigned to each young man in that manner would be his companion during the remaining year.                                                                                     

St.  Valentine Day is a very popular holiday  in Great Britain.  On this day people give each other presents as a symbol of love.  Most often they are cards, sweets and flowers.  People  also often kiss each other when giving presents.  Though mostly young people celebrate it, older people also give and get presents.  Sometimes people get together and have small parties.  But more often they prefer to spend this day with those whom they love most of all.