Besides making your boyfriend/girlfriend really happy by buying them chocolates... ?
2007-01-30 08:09:33 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Valentine's Day
Howland Greeting Crads invented it. A woman executive used St Valentine's birthday to create a valuable holiday between Christmas and Easter that would generate revenue. Just like Father's day, Grandparents's day, Secretary's Day, etc.
[edit] Valentine's Day in North America
Valentine's Day postcard, circa 1910Valentine's Day was probably imported into North America in the 19th century by British settlers. In the United States, the first mass-produced valentines of embossed paper lace were produced and sold shortly after 1847 by Esther Howland (1828-1904) of Worcester, Massachusetts. Her father operated a large book and stationery store, and she took her inspiration from an English valentine she had received. Since 2001, the Greeting Card Association has been giving an annual "Esther Howland Award for a Greeting Card Visionary".
In the second half of the 20th century, the practice of exchanging cards was extended to all manners of gifts in the United States, usually from a man to a woman. Such gifts typically include roses and chocolates. In the 1980s, the diamond industry began to promote Valentine's Day as an occasion for giving jewelry.
True Story.
2007-01-30 08:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
on the same time as some have faith that Valentine's Day is wisely typical indoors the midst of February to commemorate the anniversary of Valentine's loss of existence or burial -- which likely happened around 270 A.D -- others declare that the Christian church might have desirous to rejoice Valentine's dinner occasion day indoors the midst of February in an attempt to 'christianize' celebrations of the pagan Lupercalia pageant. In historic Rome, February grew to become into the respected initiating of spring and grew to become into considered a time for purification. residences have been ritually cleansed by using using sweeping them out and then sprinkling salt and one among those wheat stated as spelt for the time of their interiors. Lupercalia, which began on the ides of February, February 15, grew to become good right into a fertility pageant devoted to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, as nicely as to the Roman founders Romulus and Remus.
2016-11-23 14:32:40 · answer #2 · answered by side 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For some, it's that. For others, it's an opportunity to score some brownie points in a relationship you did not have in the first place and at the same time, bringing closure to a previous relationship that you thought is long overdue. Sucks for the other person..
2007-01-30 08:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by CakepMan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
St. Valentine is one of the Catholic saint that not honored TODAY as saint like as of Santa Claus which the Vatican abolished the sainthood is these famous saints! St. Valentine was known for secret marriages during his time!
2007-01-30 08:19:56 · answer #4 · answered by riyaz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To love everyone including yourself and do good deeds even if you don't have a BF or GF.
2007-01-30 08:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by Born Valentine's Day 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Al Capone had his ideas.
2007-01-30 08:20:55 · answer #6 · answered by robert m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women get dinner and gifts.
Guys TRY to get laid.
I think that covers it!
2007-01-30 08:18:56 · answer #7 · answered by Tough Love 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
happiness and love
2007-01-30 08:16:41 · answer #8 · answered by just me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to make people overly depressed and make me sad
2007-01-30 09:22:04 · answer #9 · answered by Monkey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. I don't observe it because I think it's pointless.
2007-01-30 08:14:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋