Saint Valentine’s Day (Italian: San Valentino, Latin: Valentinus),
commonly known as Valentine’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is
observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries
around the world, although it remains a working day in most of them.
The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of
Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly
love flourished. By the 15th century, it had evolved into an occasion in
which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers,
offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as
“valentines”). Valentine’s Day symbols that are used today include the
heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since
the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced
greeting cards.
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Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
Celebrate this day with your sweetie, or with some sweets!
Saint Valentine’s Day, also known as Valentine’s Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is a holiday observed on February 14 each year. It is celebrated in many countries around the world, although it is not a holiday in most of them. …
A popular hagiographical account of Saint Valentine of Rome states that he was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. According to legend, during his imprisonment, he healed the daughter of his jailer, Asterius. An embellishment to this story states that before his execution he wrote her a letter signed “Your Valentine” as a farewell. …
The day was first associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished. In 18th-century England, it evolved into an occasion in which lovers expressed their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards (known as “valentines”). In Europe, Saint Valentine’s Keys are given to lovers “as a romantic symbol and an invitation to unlock the giver’s heart”, as well as to children, in order to ward off Saint Valentine’s Malady. Valentine’s Day symbols that are used today include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten valentines have given way to mass-produced greeting cards.
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