Happy Valentine's Day
Wishing all my Bloggin' Friends
a Very Happy Valentines Day!
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day,is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs, Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496 AD. It was deleted from the Roman calendar of saints in 1969 by Pope Paul VI, but its religious observance is still permitted.
It
is traditionally a day on which lovers express their love for each
other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending
greeting cards (known as "valentines"). The day first became associated
with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle
Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
Modern
Valentine's Day symbols 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.
May your Valentines Day be very special!!!
