why is valentine day celebrated?

Answer 1

You do that because the tvs and radios are going on a frencied advertisement about it, for their business.

Answer 2

Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day falls on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards and candy, often anonymously. It is very common to present flowers on Valentine's Day. The holiday is named after two men, both Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines". Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. The Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year behind Christmas. The association estimates that women purchase approximately 85 percent of all valentines.

In the United States, the marketing of Valentine's Day has tagged it as a "Hallmark holiday".

Answer 3

Valentine's Day, or St Valentine's Day, is celebrated every year on 14 February.
It's the day when people show their affection for another person (or people!) by sending anonymous cards, flowers or chocolates with messages of love.

And traditionally on Valentine's Day in a leap year - every four years - women can propose marriage to their lovers!

Answer 4

the story goes like this that - there was a king who thaught that for a stong army the soldiers should not have relationship with females so he ordered that soldiers should not keep any relation with females. then there was a person named valentine who was a soldiers and dared to love a girl so king ordered that he should be hanged to death. so when the king changed then the new king ordered that this practice should be abolished and soldiers are free to form relationship and then they started to celebrate valentine on the day of death of the valentine. and hence the practice started.

Answer 5

valentines day is celebrated because its another way for a woman to get more from a man

Answer 6

Lets face it, it is a great day for the florists, candy makers, and card salesmen. But it is also a great time to make progress with your sweetie. She is already in the mood as the date for Valentines day gets closer and closer. She will always remember if you send her flowers. And flowers to her workplace will really put you in the catbird seat. It's a great day to take her out dancing too.

Answer 7

THE HISTORY OF VALENTINE'S DAY

Valentine's Day has become a special day marked by love. Like many other holidays steeped in time and tradition, there are varying accounts as to the historical roots of this celebration.

FEBRUARY 15th AND THE FEAST OF LUPERCALIS-

During Roman times, a February 15th holiday known as "The Feast of Lupercalis" was celebrated to honor Faunus, a Roman pastoral god. By keeping with tradition, legend held that shepherds would guarantee themselves fertile fields, flocks and wives. During the day-long banquet, Roman men and women would draw partners by lottery, and shepherds would then court their prospective mate, all the while being blessed by Fauna.

It is believed that sometime during the 14th century, the pagan Feast of Lupercalis merged with a Christian celebration which honored two men (known as Saint Valentine) who had been killed because of their faith. The latter holiday or "Feast of Saint Valentine" was typically held February 14th. As time went on, a mythical patron of lovers emerged, known today as Saint Valentine.

BISHOP VALENTINE-

Another version of the story contends that once the pagan holiday of Lupercus was forbidden, a man named Bishop Valentine began helping young lovers marry, against the wishes of the Emperor. Shortly before his execution, Valentine penned a love letter to a woman, signing his note "From Your Valentine."

BUT WHO IS CUPID?

Cupid, the small, almost-childlike figure with wings and a bow and arrow that dons many Valentine cards is a figure taken from Greek mythology. Cupid is known as Aphrodite's son, Eros, or the son of the Roman Goddess of love.

HISTORIAN'S PERSPECTIVE-

Though the roots of Valentine's Day are a bit mixed, most historians agree that we celebrate the popular February holiday because due to both Christian and Roman tradition. The Catholic church still recognizes three individual saints who bear the name "Valentine" or "Valentinus."

EARLY CELEBRATIONS-

Historians have marked the celebration of Valentine's Day to several different time periods. During the 14th century, it was common to celebrate this holiday with loved ones and a large feast. In the 16th century, it appears the first gifts exchanged hands, with the passing of the paper valentine. A tiny card, usually handmade, was given anonymously to another. Great Britain began to celebrate Valentine's Day around the 17th century, also passing anonymous cards to loved ones. During the 1800s, paper cards were replaced by much larger, hand-painted copperplates, often molded into the shape of a heart. In later years, the copperplates were replaced by woodcuts and carvings and lithographs.

By the middle of the 18th century, it became common tradition for all social classes to give small tokens of love or secretive, handwritten notes.

TODAY-

Today, Valentine's Day is one of the most celebrated holidays in all the world. Gifts stretch far beyond anonymous, handwritten letters in many countries. Today's most popular Valentine gifts include chocolates, flowers, candies, jewelry and of course, greeting cards.

FACTS-

-IT IS believed that the "valentine" is the first ever greeting card.
-THE FIRST mass-produced valentines were made in the 1840s by Esther Howland.
-ONE BILLION valentine cards are sent each year.*
-VALENTINE'S Day is the second largest card-sending and receiving day each year.*
-VALENTINE'S Day is celebrated in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia..

Answer 8

We in India celebrate it to show how we can copy bad things from other cultures like monkeys.Sorry,no offence to monkeys.

Answer 9

its a day to show how much u love a person
but if u ask me
I think love should be shown every day

Answer 10

to actually have a date on that day, express ur love with flowers, and choclates, wear red and pink clothes,