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History Of Valentine's day

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February has long been a month of romance and confessing. And it is the month related to Valentine's Day celebrations. We have, time and again, heard the name St. Valentine being uttered before us in this season of love. Why is this month associated with love and romance?

 

Love Gifts Every year, the fourteenth day of the month of February has millions across the world presenting their loved ones with candy, flowers, chocolates and other adorable gifts. In many countries, restaurants and eateries are seen to be filled with couples eager to celebrate their relationship and the joy of their togetherness through delicious meals. The reason behind all of this is a kindly cleric named Valentine who died more than a thousand years ago.

 

The modern St. Valentine's Day celebrations are said to have been derived from both ancient Christian and Roman tradition. As per one legend, the holiday has originated from the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalis/Lupercalia, a fertility celebration that used to observed annually on February 15. But the rise of Christianity in Europe saw many pagan holidays being renamed for and dedicated to the early Christian martyrs. Lupercalia was no exception. In 496 AD, Pope Gelasius turned Lupercalia into a Christian feast day and set its observance a day earlier, on February 14. He proclaimed February 14 to be the feast day in honor of Saint Valentine whom the modern Valentine's Day honors.

 

According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, there were at least three early Christian saints by the name of Valentine. While one was a priest in Rome, another was a bishop in Terni. Nothing is known about the third St. Valentine except that he met his end in Africa. Surprisingly, all three of them were said to have been martyred on 14th February.

 

Thus 14th February became a day for all lovers and Valentine became its Patron Saint. It began to be periodically observed by young Romans who offered handwritten greetings of affection, known as Valentines, on this day to the women they admired. With the coming of Christianity, the day came to be known as St. Valentine's Day.

By the Middle Ages, Valentine became well-known for becoming one of the most popular saints in England and France. Despite of attempts by the Christian church to sanctify the holiday, the association of Valentine’s Day with romance and courtship continued through the Middle Ages. The holiday evolved over the centuries. By the 18th century, gift-giving and exchanging hand-made cards on Valentine's Day had become routine thingies in England. Hand-made valentine cards made of lace, ribbons, and featuring cupids and hearts began to be created on this day and handed over to the man or woman one loved. This tradition expotentially spread to the American colonies. It was not until the 1840s that Valentine's Day greeting cards began to be commercially produced in the U.S.

 

Today, Valentine's Day is one of the major holidays in the U.S. and has become a booming commercial success. According to the Greeting Card Association, 25% of all cards sent each year are "valentine"s. The "valentines", as Valentine's Day cards are better known as, are often designed with hearts to symbolize love.

 

There may be doubts regarding the actual identity of Valentine, but we know that he really existed because archaeologists have recently unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to a Saint Valentine.

 

Wish you a Happy Valentine!

 

 

 

 

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