2007-02-13 15:40:20 · 4 answers · asked by vicky 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Valentine's Day
there are three Valentines in the Roman Catholic Church.. all are martyred.. forget them.. I think the St Crispin brothers are much better at the Love thing.. Look up St Crispin.. (hugs) and Happy St Crispins Day.. !
2007-02-13 15:49:08 · answer #1 · answered by ricketyoldbat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saint Valentine's Day or Valentine's Day is on February 14. It is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other; sending Valentine's cards, candy, or donations to charities, 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." A recent trend has been to refer to February 14 as Singles Awareness Day
2007-02-13 16:32:15 · answer #2 · answered by Cinnababy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Saint Valentine helped the early church by writing sectert notes and letters to pass info along from the christians who were sent to the lions to the church outside. The papers also bore a heart shape in red ink. The jailers daughter would help St val, and when it came time for him to be sent to the lions for helping the church he gave her a paper signed from Valentine. Because of this the church gave him sainthood, and his saints day. Bacuse the day was close to the roman god of loves holiday, (Juno) the two became one holiday, and so we also celebrate love at this time with the notes, ect.
2007-02-13 15:46:06 · answer #3 · answered by anamaradancer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi !!!
I believe it was a monk, in FRANCE, that sent a very romantic, love letter to a woman, and over the years, people adopted the practice of sending love letters to love ones, all over that world!!!
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY
A.Z.
2007-02-13 15:46:01 · answer #4 · answered by Alliv Z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋