Meaning Of Valentine’s Day
0 comments Sunday, January 30, 2011Valentine's Day, on 14 February is a day on which lovers and those who are in love declare his love in the Western World. The dark origins as a Roman Catholic feast day of Saint Valentine was discussed in the article. Some readers may also want to read the entry Valentinus. This feast may not be associated with romantic love before the late Middle Ages when such concepts were created.
This feast is now primarily associated with lovers of the mutual exchange of notisi-notisi in the form of 'valentines'. Modern Valentine symbols, among others, including a heart-shaped card and a picture of a Cupido (UK: cupid) winged. Start the 19th century, the tradition of writing love notisi statement begins mass production of greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association (U.S. Greeting Card Association) estimates that worldwide approximately one billion valentine cards are sent per year. This makes this holiday is the second biggest holiday after Christmas in which the greeting cards sent. This same association also estimates that the women who purchased approximately 85% of all valentine cards.
In the United States began in the second half of the 20th century, the tradition of card exchange extended and includes the provision of all kinds of gifts, usually by men to women. Ordinary gifts of roses and chocolates. Beginning in the 1980s, the diamond industry began to promote Valentine's Day as an opportunity to give jewelry.
A date on Valentine's Day is often thought that couples who are dating are involved in a serious relationship. Actually it is a valentine's day romance, not just the girlfriend or boyfriend, Valentine's is the biggest day in terms of romance and it does not mean besides Valentine did not feel the love.
In the United States this holiday and is associated with platonic love common greeting 'Happy Valentine's', which can be spoken by men to their girlfriends, or, male friends told her male friend and female friend to a lady friend.
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