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Valentine's Day 2008 - The day to fall in love and express your feelings for
your loved ones, Valentines Day is sacred for everyone who has ever fallen
in love and creates bubbles in those hearts who are looking for their
perfect ones. So... all you love-birds out there, come lets read some
interesting facts about the great History of Valentine's Day.
When is Valentines Day celebrated?
Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day falls on February 14 every year.
It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other
by exchanging love letters, cards, flowers, chocolates and other valentine
gifts. The whole month of February has a romantic aroma about it in India as
well as all over the world.
Why is Valentines Day celebrated?
Valentines Day is celebrated in remembrance of Saint Valentine who suffered
martyrdom in AD 269 on February 14. Saint Valentine served Rome as a priest
during the third century. He was a great supporter of love and thus revered
by love-birds throughout the world.
Origins of Valentines Day
The origins of Valentine Day goes back to the time of Roman Empire during
the reign of Claudius II. Claudius II decided that single men made better
soldiers than those with wives and families and so he outlawed marriage for
young men. Saint Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied
Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When
Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to
death. While in jail he gave his heart to the daughter of jailer. Valentine
wrote her a love letter and ended it by writing " from your valentine",
an expression still used by billion of lovers today.
Valentines Day Facts
The first valentine card is supposed to be sent by the Duke of Orleans to
his wife when he was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1415.
The most expensive Valentine card ever sent was by an Indian Prince to a
woman in London in 1891. It was set in carved invory surounded by diamonds
and cost 250,000 pounds.
In Wales, wooden love spoons were carved and given as gifts on February
14th. Hearts, keys and keyholes were favourite decorations on the spoons.
The decoration meant, "You unlock my heart!"
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some countries, it is believed that if a young woman accepts a red rose from
a man on Valentines Day, she loves him.
Valentine's Day Cupid
Cupid has long played a role in the celebrations of love and lovers. He is
known as a mischievous, winged child, whose arrows who would pierce the
hearts of his victims causing them to fall deeply in love. In ancient Greece
he was known as Eros the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and
beauty. So a cupid can make you fall deeply in love with the one made for
you.
Valentine Poems
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Valentine
Postman
If I could be a postman
For just one single time,
I'd choose to carry valentines
so lovely and so fine.
I would not mind the heavy load,
Or mind my tired feet.
If I could scatter happiness
Up and down the street.
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5 Little
Valentines
5 little valentines just for you
The first one says, "My love is true."
The second one says, "You have my heart."
The third one says, "We'll never part."
The fourth one says, "Won't you please be mine?"
The fifth one says, "'Til the end of time."
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Bee My
Valentine
Won't you bee my valentine
And fly away with me?
We'll bumble along together
'Cause you're my Honey Bee!
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