The origin of the valentine's Day

  The Valentine's Day of 2012 has gone ,and I think most of us had been depressed on that day because we undergo that day alone just we used to in the last 19 years or more.-_-\\\囧。Don't worry ,everything will be OK ,I think.(although it is 2012 .囧)。But this is not I want to stress.
Nowadays,in china and many Asian countries,Valentine's day is very popular among young couples.But ,maybe ,many people ,even young people,don't know the origin of this special day?Now I will tell you.
In the end of the 9th century,there was a Nazarene(传教徒),whose name was Valentine.He did missionary work(传教) secretly which was forbidden at that time.But what he did was finally exposed and he was sent to the prison.However,the prison guard and his daughter were deeply touched by his brave behaviour.So they took good care of him during the rest day ,risking their own lives.On the eve of his being put to death,he finally decided to write a letter to the blind lady to tell her "I love you."Then,on Feb 14th,which was the day valentine dead ,the poor lady planted a apricot tree(杏树) in front of his bomb to express her sorrow and thanks.To memorise Valentine and his girlfriend,The lover's Day is celebrated on Feb 14th,and named after the brave young man.
 this is not the end .Also ,there is another version.
In the 3rd century BC,the king of Ancient Rome ------claudios(克劳迪乌斯)，was a very cruel man.Because of the endless wars,he claimed that every young man who was in suitable age should draft in the army and sacrifice the life for the country.He also forbidden young couples to get married.Because of this ,many young couples had to separate and had no time to stay with each other--tragedies were on show everywhere.Then,a kind priest St Valentine decided to host weddings for them,which appealed a lot of young couples.However,this plan also exposed and he was arrested.Thousands years later,the name of claudios sank in the sea of the history,but St Valentine ,because of his kindness,was still remembered by people today.