Valentine’s Day, or Feast of Saint Valentine, began as a liturgical celebration of the early Christian saint named Valentinus. He was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and ministering to persecuted Christians under the Roman Empire. The word Valentine means Valor in Latin.
Love is patient, love
is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is
not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of
wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the
truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they
will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is
knowledge, it will pass away.
“Wearing your heart on your sleeve is more than just a phrase. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew
names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these
names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now
means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.
Romeo and Juliet live on. The Italian city of Verona, where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet every Valentine's Day.
The chocolate box has been
around for more than 140 years. The first Valentine's Day box of chocolates
was introduced by Richard Cadbury in 1868.
Roses are the flowers of love. The favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love is the red rose. The bud stands for strong romantic feelings, so it’s no surprise they make up the most popular Valentine’s Day bouquets.
Roses are the flowers of love. The favorite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love is the red rose. The bud stands for strong romantic feelings, so it’s no surprise they make up the most popular Valentine’s Day bouquets.
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