Have Your Carpets Cleaned for Valentine's Day

1/24/2018 (Permalink)

Valentine's Day is fast approaching. The exact origins of Valentine's Day are difficult to determine as there were multiple Saint Valentines, and evolutions of the holiday go all the way back to the Roman Empire.  However, many scholars believe that the saint for whom the modern holiday derived, was a bishop who lived around 270 AD in Rome.

At that time, the Roman empire was in crisis under Emperor Claudius II.  They were facing internal struggles like increased taxation and declining education, as well as external aggression on all their borders. As a result, more soldiers needed to be recruited to protect the nation from takeover.  Claudius believed that married men made weak soldiers because of their emotional attachment to their families. So he issued an edict forbidding soldiers from marrying.  It is believed that Bishop Valentine performed secret marriage ceremonies of soldiers in opposition to edict forbidding it. Eventually Bishop Valentine's secret marriage ceremonies were discovered, and Claudius had Bishop Valentine arrested and executed.

If you're planning a romantic evening at home for you and your significant other this Valentine's Day, let SERVPRO of Appleton give your carpet and/or home a deep clean before the big day. Nothing kills a romantic mood like a dirty home and carpets.